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

WordMeaning
sneakto go stealthily or furtively : slink
acrophobiaabnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights
malaisean indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness
nonentitysomething that does not exist or exists only in the imagination
cursoryrapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty
convolutedhaving convolutions
glareto shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light
defrayto provide for the payment of : pay
gestateto carry in the uterus during pregnancy
explicitfully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent