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 |
|---|---|
| sarcasm | a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain |
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| soluble | susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water |
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| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
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| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |