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
didacticdesigned or intended to teach
decrepitudethe quality or state of being decrepit
tantamountequivalent in value, significance, or effect
impedimentsomething that impedes
vacillateto waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses
liquidateto determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)
carefreefree from care: such as
odoroushaving an odor: such as
implicationsomething implied: such as
sycophanta servile self-seeking flatterer