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 |
|---|---|
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| encompass | include |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| raffle | to engage in a raffle |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| hallowed | holy |
| dubious | unsettled in opinion : doubtful |
| verity | the quality or state of being true or real |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |