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 |
|---|---|
| skulk | to move in a stealthy or furtive manner |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| flashy | lacking in substance or flavor : insipid |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| expansive | having a capacity or a tendency to expand |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |
| summation | the act or process of forming a sum : addition |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |