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 |
|---|---|
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| swarthy | of a dark color, complexion, or cast |
| acclaim | applaud |
| charm | the chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| nugatory | of little or no consequence : trifling |
| incontrovertible | not open to question : indisputable |
| exuberance | the quality or state of being exuberant |