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 |
|---|---|
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| natal | native |
| evoke | to call forth or up: such as |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |
| tedium | the quality or state of being tedious : tediousness |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |