tenuous: Your TENDONS are TENUOUS.
SAT Quick Quiz
1 . C To assimilate means “to make similar,” so unassimilated is an
adjective meaning something like “not included in the whole.” In the sentence in
question, the meaning closest to unassimilated in this context is (C).
2 . C A person with a refined aesthetic sense is able to discriminate subtle
differences where a less observant person would see nothing. Such a person is
discriminating, and their tastes may be picky, or selective. Choice (C) is correct.
(Note: Don’t confuse discriminating with discriminatory, which is negative and often
used to mean something like “prejudiced.”)