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 |
|---|---|
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| grill | to broil on a grill |
| dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |
| coincidence | the act or condition of coinciding : correspondence |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| momentum | a property (see property |
| rider | one that rides |
| swipe | a strong sweeping blow |