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 |
|---|---|
| apex | the uppermost point : vertex |
| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| imperceptible | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| raiment | clothing |
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |