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 |
|---|---|
| expository | of, relating to, or containing exposition |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| veracity | conformity with truth or fact : accuracy |
| monumental | serving as or resembling a monument : massive |
| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |
| inductive | of, relating to, or employing mathematical or logical induction |
| rider | one that rides |
| historical | of, relating to, or having the character of history |