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 |
|---|---|
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| bantering | to speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| succulent | full of juice : juicy |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| pulchritude | physical comeliness |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |