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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subalternparticular with reference to a related universal proposition
vigoractive bodily or mental strength or force
revertto come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject)
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
provincialthe superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order
inviolablesecure from violation or profanation
graciousmarked by kindness and courtesy
venoma toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect
mollifyto soothe in temper or disposition : appease
witherto become dry and sapless