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 |
|---|---|
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
| dilute | attenuate |
| refrain | curb |
| expository | of, relating to, or containing exposition |
| entrepreneur | one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise |
| epicure | one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine |
| miserly | of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser |
| pariah | a member of a low caste of southern India |
| abject | sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe |
| convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |