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 |
|---|---|
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| grandeur | the quality or state of being grand : magnificence |
| spoof | deceive |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| grate | grating |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |