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 |
|---|---|
| humdrum | monotonous |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| psyche | a princess loved by Cupid |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| madrigal | a medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form |
| yeoman | an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household |