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 |
|---|---|
| dire | exciting horror |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| motley | variegated in color |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |
| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |
| transcribe | to make a written copy of |
| orientation | the act or process of orienting or of being oriented |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |