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 |
|---|---|
| imbibe | drink |
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| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| spatial | relating to, occupying, or having the character of space |
| ebullient | boiling |
| barterer | to trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services |
| ram | a male sheep |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |