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 |
|---|---|
| enormity | an outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act |
| catapult | an ancient military device for hurling missiles |
| unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |
| privy | private |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| denotation | an act or process of denoting |
| filth | foul or putrid matter |