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 |
|---|---|
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| psychosomatic | of, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body |
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| agape | wide open : gaping |