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 |
|---|---|
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| predetermine | foreordain |
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| indicative | serving to indicate |
| oculist | ophthalmologist |
| executioner | one who executes |