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 |
|---|---|
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| categorical | absolute |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |
| overthrow | overturn |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| foible | the part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and point |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |