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
expedientsuitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance
mannerismexaggerated or affected (see affected
facilitateto make easier : help bring about
anvila heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering)
lackadaisicallacking life, spirit, or zest : languid
lethalof, relating to, or causing death
remorsea gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach
visionthe act or power of seeing : sight
allegorythe expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence
posteritythe offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation