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 |
|---|---|
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| peripheral | of, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part |
| finicky | extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| sentinel | sentry |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| endear | to cause to become beloved or admired |
| mandatory | required by a law or rule : obligatory |
| stamina | the bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance |