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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undermineto subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly
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contusioninjury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise
repealto rescind or annul by authoritative act
perorationthe concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration
conclavea private meeting or secret assembly
boundfastened by or as if by a band : confined
windfallsomething (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind