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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| corrugated | having corrugations |
| marshal | a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces |
| partisan | a firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person |
| foresight | an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience |
| predilection | an established preference for something |
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |