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 |
|---|---|
| condign | deserved |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
| bemoan | to express deep grief or distress over |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| multiplicity | the quality or state of being multiple or various |
| tactful | having or showing tact |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| functionary | one who serves in a certain function |