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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celestialof, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity
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synthesisthe composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole
fettera chain or shackle for the feet
dismantleto disconnect the pieces of
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belieto give a false impression of
pliablesupple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking