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
impedeto interfere with or slow the progress of
ineptgenerally incompetent : bungling
olfactoryof or relating to the sense of smell
unfalteringnot wavering or weakening : firm
aeriethe nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop
insidioushaving a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle
vitiateto make faulty or defective : impair
rigto fit out with rigging
palmany of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves
codifyto reduce to a code