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 |
|---|---|
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| conclusive | of, relating to, or being a conclusion |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| inerrancy | exemption from error : infallibility |
| antiquity | ancient times |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |
| exhale | to rise or be given off as vapor |
| chore | the regular or daily light work of a household or farm |