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 |
|---|---|
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| sly | wise in practical affairs |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| opulence | wealth |
| canny | clever |