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 |
|---|---|
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| replenish | to fill or build up again |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| paramount | superior to all others : supreme |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| ravine | a small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |