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 |
|---|---|
| extant | currently or actually existing |
| finery | ornament |
| elaborate | planned or carried out with great care |
| molt | to shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically |
| knoll | a small round hill : mound |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |
| miscreant | unbelieving |
| superannuated | outmoded |
| phobia | an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation |