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 |
|---|---|
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| courier | messenger |
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |
| purge | to clear of guilt |
| parity | the quality or state of being equal or equivalent |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |