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 |
|---|---|
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |
| trample | tramp |
| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| pass_off | present falsely; represent falsely to be |
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
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| partiality | the quality or state of being partial : bias |
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