GRE Word List
TENUOUS
having little substance or strength : flimsy
The meaning of the word tenuous is having little substance or strength : flimsy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| didactic | designed or intended to teach |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| utopia | a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions |
| palette | a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| elevation | the height to which something is elevated: such as |
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |
| beeline | a straight direct course |