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 |
|---|---|
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| repartee | a quick and witty reply |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| margin | the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter |
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
| stampede | a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals |
| florescence | a state or period of flourishing |
| propagate | to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction |
