GRE Word List
UNTENABLE
not able to be defended
The meaning of the word untenable is not able to be defended.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| scraps | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| pose | to set forth or offer for attention or consideration |
| dupe | one that is easily deceived or cheated : fool |
| betroth | to promise to marry |