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 |
|---|---|
| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
| grimace | a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| docket | a brief written summary of a document : abstract |
| solemnity | formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event |
| sour | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is produced chiefly by acids and is characteristic of lemon juice |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |