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
belittleto speak slightingly of : disparage
slipshodwearing loose shoes or slippers
opprobriumsomething that brings disgrace
pushyaggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward
inimitablenot capable of being imitated : matchless
intolerantunable or unwilling to endure
nondescriptbelonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described
plumba lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction
welta strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together
knottymarked by or full of knots