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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| boon | a timely benefit : blessing |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| meander | a winding path or course |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |
| annex | to attach as a quality, consequence, or condition |
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| cataract | a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light |
| tantrum | a fit of bad temper |
| misadventure | misfortune |