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 |
|---|---|
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| submerge | to put under water |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| incontrovertible | not open to question : indisputable |
| lumen | the cavity of a tubular organ or part |
| turmoil | a state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion |
| concatenate | linked together |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| eminent | exhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent |