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 |
|---|---|
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| rostrum | an ancient Roman platform for public orators |
| suspense | the state of being suspended : suspension |
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |
| fleece | the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep) |
| delta | the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table |