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 |
|---|---|
| authenticate | to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine |
| imbecility | the quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness |
| plenitude | the quality or state of being full : completeness |
| grapple | the act or an instance of grappling |
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
| archipelago | an expanse of water with many scattered islands |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| disclose | to make known or public |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |