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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| subjugate | to bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| stentorian | extremely loud |
| cerebration | to use the mind : think |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| sagacious | of keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning |
| inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |