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 |
|---|---|
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| parlance | speech |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| espionage | the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| dynamic | marked by usually continuous and productive activity or change |