GRE Word List
CONTEND
struggle; compete; assert earnestly; state strongly
The meaning of the word contend is struggle; compete; assert earnestly; state strongly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| artless | without guile; open and honest |
| gregarious | sociable; (of an animal) tending to form a group |
| subtlety | perceptiveness; ingenuity; delicacy; ADJ. subtle: delicate; so slight as to be difficult to detect; able to make fine distinctions; clever; Ex. subtle mind/differences in meaning |
| maternal | motherly; N. maternity: motherhood |
| nicety | precision; accuracy; minute distinction or difference; Ex. to a nicety: exactly; precisely; Ex. distinguish between niceties |
| liability | drawback; handicap; debts; obligation; responsibility; condition of being liable; ADJ. liable: likely; responsible (for paying) |
| prop | support placed under or against something; V. |
| centigrade | denoting a widely used temperature scale (basically same as Celsius) |
| preclude | make impossible; prevent; exclude; eliminate |
| rake | immoral or dissolute person |
