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 |
|---|---|
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| fulcrum | prop |
| candor | unreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| regal | of, relating to, or suitable for a king |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| indubitable | too evident to be doubted : unquestionable |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |