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 |
|---|---|
| effrontery | shameless boldness : insolence |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| filial | of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter |
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
| pore | to gaze intently |
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |