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 |
|---|---|
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |
| comatose | of, resembling, or affected with coma |
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| dulcet | sweet to the taste |
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |
| hereafter | after this in sequence or in time |
| seedy | containing or full of seeds |
| swathe | a band used in swathing |