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 |
|---|---|
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| antagonism | opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle |
| lounge | to act or move idly or lazily : loaf |
| enliven | to give life, action, or spirit to : animate |
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| reverent | expressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful |
| render | to melt down |
| tanner | one that tans hides |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |