GRE Word List

UNTENABLE

not able to be defended

The meaning of the word untenable is not able to be defended.

Random words

WordMeaning
shudderto tremble convulsively : shiver
bloatedoverfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc.
annealto heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle
demurereserved
sourbeing, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice
trappingsoutward signs
flutedhaving or marked by grooves
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
boostto push or shove up from below
axioma statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate