GRE Word List
TENUOUS
having little substance or strength : flimsy
The meaning of the word tenuous is having little substance or strength : flimsy.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |
| hurl | rush |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
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| fictitious | of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary |
| fervent | very hot : glowing |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| paramount | superior to all others : supreme |
| incidence | rate of occurrence or influence |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |