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 |
|---|---|
| avocation | a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby |
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| garish | clothed in vivid colors |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| amphibian | an amphibious organism |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| apocalyptic | of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |