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 |
|---|---|
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |
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| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| convoluted | having convolutions |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
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| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |