tenu

thin

Usage

  • extenuate

    If there are extenuating circumstances in a questionable situation, you feel that it was reasonable for someone to break the usual rules; therefore, you partly excuse and sympathize with their wrongdoing.

  • attenuate

    When something attenuates, it lessens in size or intensity; it becomes thin or weakened.

  • tenuous

    Something tenuous is thin, weak, and unconvincing.

Back to Word Sums

Differentiated vocabulary for your students is just a click away.