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 |
|---|---|
| larceny | the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| retiring | reserved |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| puerile | juvenile |
| mimicry | an instance of mimicking |
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| forego | to go before : precede |