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 |
|---|---|
| felon | one who has committed a felony |
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
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| dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |