GRE Word List
CONTEND
to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle
The meaning of the word contend is to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| blurt | to utter abruptly and impulsively |
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |
| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |
| discrepancy | the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance |
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| categorical | absolute |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |