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).

Random words

WordMeaning
cogentappealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing
importuneto press or urge with troublesome persistence
interpolateto alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter
entrancepower or permission to enter : admission
gloatto observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight
ascribeto refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing
fabricateinvent
plenitudethe quality or state of being full : completeness
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
heinoushatefully or shockingly evil : abominable