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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tridenta 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune)
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elicitto call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response)
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timbrethe quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as
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