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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WordMeaning
validhaving legal efficacy or force
refractoryresisting control or authority : stubborn
infallibleincapable of error : unerring
mutedbeing mute : silent
fervorintensity of feeling or expression
schismdivision
melancholydepression of spirits : dejection
blisscomplete happiness
earmarka mark of identification on the ear of an animal
nonplusa state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary