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 |
|---|---|
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |
| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |
| superannuated | outmoded |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |