GRE Word List

UNTENABLE

not able to be defended

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

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promiscuoushaving or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners
fractioustending to be troublesome : unruly
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subdueto conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish
affablebeing pleasant and at ease in talking to others
fitfulcharacterized by fits or paroxysms
belieto give a false impression of
ingrainedforming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated
lancea steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry
adulationextreme or excessive admiration or flattery