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 |
|---|---|
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| determination | a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy |
| ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |
| glitter | to shine by reflection with many small flashes of brilliant light : sparkle |
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| sectarian | of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian |
| connivance | the act of conniving |
| pseudonym | a fictitious name |