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 |
|---|---|
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| belie | to give a false impression of |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |