GRE Word List
CONTENTION
assertion; claim; thesis; struggling; competition
The meaning of the word contention is assertion; claim; thesis; struggling; competition.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| virus | disease communicator |
| gnarled | twisted |
| glacial | like a glacier; of an ice age; extremely cold; Ex. glacial epoch; CF. iceberg |
| vehement | forceful; intensely emotional; with marked vigor; strong; N. vehemence |
| rave | overwhelmingly favorable review; V: talk wildly as if mad; Ex. raving lunatic |
| continence | self-restraint; sexual chastity; sexual abstinence; voluntary control over bladder and bowel functions; ADJ. continent |
| recluse | hermit; loner; ADJ. reclusive |
| collected | composed; calm; self-possessed |
| testator | maker of a will; CF. testatrix |
| unguent | ointment |