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 |
|---|---|
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| adroit | having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations |
| nutrient | furnishing nourishment |
| vintner | a wine merchant |
| accede | to express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand |
| matrimony | the state of being married : marriage |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |