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 |
|---|---|
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| cursive | running |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| unsavory | insipid |
| vertigo | a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| senility | the quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age |
| equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |