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

WordMeaning
penologya branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders
pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
perceptiveresponsive to sensory stimuli : discerning
cadaverousof or relating to a corpse
blemishto spoil by a flaw
prudentcharacterized by, arising from, or showing prudence: such as
burlesquea literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
hiatusa break in or as if in a material object : gap
pittancea small portion, amount, or allowance
casualtya military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action