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
frustrateto balk or defeat in an endeavor
unseemlynot seemly: such as
retentivehaving the power, property, or capacity of retaining
vignettea picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper
triflesomething of little value, substance, or importance
prostratestretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission
insatiableincapable of being satisfied : quenchless
deleteto eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing
wrongheadedstubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles
helma lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering