GRE Word List

UNTENABLE

not able to be defended

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

Random words

WordMeaning
optionalinvolving an option : not compulsory
scrapsfragments of discarded or leftover food
defiancethe act or an instance of defying : challenge
inconsistencyan instance of being inconsistent
immobilitynot moving : motionless
cliquea narrow exclusive circle or group of persons
superciliouscoolly and patronizingly haughty
reiterateto state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect
phoenixa legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
anecdotea usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident