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 |
|---|---|
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| glamor | an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| apprise | to give notice to : tell |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
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