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 |
|---|---|
| impoverish | to make poor |
| kudos | praise given for achievement |
| canker | an erosive or spreading sore |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| lout | to bow in respect |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| inundate | overwhelm |
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |
| kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |