GRE Word List

UNTENABLE

not able to be defended

The meaning of the word untenable is not able to be defended.

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WordMeaning
loungeto act or move idly or lazily : loaf
ingenioushaving or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving
whetto sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone)
egothe self especially as contrasted with another self or the world
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
gleama transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light
capitulateto surrender often after negotiation of terms
prehensileadapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around
ambulatoryable to walk about and not bedridden
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)