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 |
|---|---|
| gnome | maxim |
| studious | assiduous in the pursuit of learning |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |
| acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |
| elysian | of or relating to Elysium |
| apoplexy | stroke |