GRE Word List
TENURE
the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office)
The meaning of the word tenure is the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office).
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
| demoniac | possessed or influenced by a demon |
| omnipresent | present in all places at all times |
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
| proliferate | to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring |
| elaborate | planned or carried out with great care |