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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |