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 |
|---|---|
| swill | wash |
| paste | a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls |
| skulk | to move in a stealthy or furtive manner |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| lethal | of, relating to, or causing death |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| consort | associate |