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
meteto give out by measure : dole out
piousmarked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship
derisionthe use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt
amplegenerous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity
self-indulgenceexcessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims
loatheto dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest
esteemthe regard in which one is held
vulpineof, relating to, or resembling a fox
threadbarehaving the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby
flushto fly away suddenly