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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dolorouscausing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief
hoaxto trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous
migratoryof, relating to, or characterized by migration
topographythe art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations
simulateto give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate
bastarda child born to parents who are not married to each other
incontinentnot continent: such as
disinclinationa preference for avoiding something : slight aversion
warymarked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger
stratageman artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy