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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| raconteur | a person who excels in telling anecdotes |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |
| prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| diverse | differing from one another : unlike |