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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| shift | to exchange for or replace by another : change |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| genesis | the origin or coming into being of something |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| touchstone | a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis |
| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |
| frenzied | feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance |
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |