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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WordMeaning
raimentclothing
libertinea freethinker especially in religious matters
lateralof or relating to the side
sonorousproducing sound (as when struck)
jostleto come in contact or into collision
expurgateto cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous
disengageto release from something that engages or involves
skittishlively or frisky in action : capricious
paramountsuperior to all others : supreme
impelto urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force