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 |
|---|---|
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| avid | characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous pursuit : very eager and enthusiastic |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| frail | easily led into evil |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| embark | to go on board a vehicle for transportation |
| tatter | to make ragged |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| stint | a period of time spent at a particular activity |