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
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| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |
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| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| irremediable | not remediable |
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| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
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