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 |
|---|---|
| cascade | a steep usually small fall of water |
| scad | any of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus) |
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| quisling | traitor |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| assumption | a taking to or upon oneself |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |