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 |
|---|---|
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| chameleon | any of a family (Chamaeleontidae) of chiefly arboreal (see arboreal |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| demented | mad |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| urchin | hedgehog |
| prance | to spring from the hind legs or move by so doing |