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 |
|---|---|
| commune | talk over |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| defiance | the act or an instance of defying : challenge |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| boorish | resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor |