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 |
|---|---|
| disgorge | to discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit |
| acclimate | to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |
| wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| cog | a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear |
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |