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 |
|---|---|
| gourmand | one who is excessively fond of eating and drinking |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| embezzlement | to appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| lunar | crescent |
| plutocracy | government by the wealthy |
| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |