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 |
|---|---|
| audacious | intrepidly daring : adventurous |
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| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| compulsory | mandatory |
| guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |
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| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
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