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 |
|---|---|
| foppish | foolish |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |
| sidetrack | siding |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| margin | the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter |
| embrace | to clasp in the arms : hug |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |