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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| verisimilar | having the appearance of truth : probable |
| insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| diadem | crown |
| recapitulate | to retell or restate briefly : summarize |
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| sect | a dissenting or schismatic religious body |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |