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 |
|---|---|
| ebullient | boiling |
| monochrome | a painting, drawing, or photograph in a single hue |
| ramification | branch |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |
| avow | to declare assuredly |