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
winnowto remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air
archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype
effigyan image or representation especially of a person
fulsomecharacterized by abundance : copious
confiscateappropriated by the government : forfeited
belieto give a false impression of
wizenedto become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality
pendulouspoised without visible support
pass_offpresent falsely; represent falsely to be
philanderera man who has sexual relations with many women