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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WordMeaning
enterprisingmarked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act
titularhaving the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities
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incredulousunwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical
pretentiouscharacterized by pretension: such as
dexterousmentally adroit and skillful : clever
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scrapsfragments of discarded or leftover food
decompositionto separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds
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