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

WordMeaning
tensioninner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion
quibbleto evade the point of an argument by caviling about words
extrudeto force, press, or push out
cabalthe contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)
archipelagoan expanse of water with many scattered islands
retaliateto return like for like
jocundmarked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness
ravinea small narrow steep-sided valley that is larger than a gully and smaller than a canyon and that is usually worn by running water
knolla small round hill : mound
pejorativea word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation