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
misconductmismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities
sentimentalmarked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism
mangyaffected with or resulting from mange
condoneto regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless
contusioninjury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise
magnanimitythe quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity
gruesomeinspiring horror or repulsion : grisly
recessthe action of receding : recession
communalof or relating to one or more communes
condescendto assume an air of superiority