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 |
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schematic | of or relating to a scheme or schema |
credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
veer | to change direction or course |
shambles | a meat market |
occident | west |
cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
graduated | marked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement |
congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |