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 |
|---|---|
| salacious | arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| infringe | to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another |
| piscatorial | piscatory |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| delirium | an acute (see acute |
| apocalyptic | of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse |
| halfhearted | lacking heart, spirit, or interest |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |