Question

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Read these sentences from the text.
The relationships Native American tribes had built with each other became tenuous as the mounting pressure coming from European settlers threatened to destroy their ways of life. This sparked many skirmishes between tribes over hunting land that was becoming more and more scarce as Europeans continued to settle further into the West.

Based on these sentences, what does the word "tenuous" mean?


cooperative

pleasant

weak

surprising

Answer 1

Based on the context of the sentences, the word "tenuous" means **weak**. It describes the fragile or unstable nature of the relationships between Native American tribes as they faced increasing pressure from European settlers.