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 |
|---|---|
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| warp | a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft |
| mischance | bad luck |