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 |
|---|---|
| assent | to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur |
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
| regiment | a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| yeoman | an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| turbulence | the quality or state of being turbulent: such as |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |