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 |
|---|---|
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| dazzle | to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light |
| ebullient | boiling |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| exacerbate | to make more violent, bitter, or severe |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |