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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maula heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges
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petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
stammerto make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter
monographa learned treatise on a small area of learning
renegeto go back on a promise or commitment
knolla small round hill : mound
nihilista viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless
suffuseto spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush