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 |
|---|---|
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
| herpetologist | a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| demolition | the act of demolishing |
| predilection | an established preference for something |