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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |
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| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
| luxuriant | yielding abundantly : fertile |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |
| overthrow | overturn |