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 |
|---|---|
| delusive | likely to delude |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |
| plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |
| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| expound | to set forth : state |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| cataract | a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |