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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neologisma new word, usage, or expression
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ripto tear or split apart or open
carillona set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard
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sinistersingularly evil or productive of evil
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