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 |
|---|---|
| assent | to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur |
| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |
| protean | of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms |
| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| impudence | the quality or state of being impudent |
| recuperate | to get back : regain |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |