GRE Word List

CONTENTION

a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument

The meaning of the word contention is a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument.

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WordMeaning
expeditiousmarked by or acting with prompt efficiency
execrateto declare to be evil or detestable : denounce
whineto utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry
chaplaina clergyman in charge of a chapel
bevya large group or collection
promptto move to action : incite
threshto separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically
inferto derive as a conclusion from facts or premises
blightedaffected with blight (see blight
wispya small handful (as of hay or straw)