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.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| bent | unenclosed grassland |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| privy | private |
| overwhelm | upset |
| academic | of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning |