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 |
|---|---|
| relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |
| fritter | a small mass of fried or sautéed batter often containing fruit or meat |
| intimidate | to make timid or fearful : frighten |
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |
| lounge | to act or move idly or lazily : loaf |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| velocity | quickness of motion : speed |
| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |
| imbibe | drink |