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 |
|---|---|
| audit | a formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation |
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |
| pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |