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 |
|---|---|
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| concatenate | linked together |
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| entrepreneur | one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise |
| copious | yielding something abundantly |
| traumatic | psychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| padre | a Christian clergyman |
| disheveled | marked by disorder or disarray |
| conjure | to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly |