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
fawningseeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery
circumventto manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem
conclusiveof, relating to, or being a conclusion
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inerrancyexemption from error : infallibility
antiquityancient times
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impregnateto cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated
exhaleto rise or be given off as vapor
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