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 |
|---|---|
| exuberance | the quality or state of being exuberant |
| recipient | one that receives : receiver |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| antipathy | a strong feeling of dislike |
| benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
| granulate | to form or crystallize into grains or granules |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
