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 |
|---|---|
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| slipshod | wearing loose shoes or slippers |
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| pushy | aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| intolerant | unable or unwilling to endure |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| welt | a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together |
| knotty | marked by or full of knots |