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 |
|---|---|
| fleet | a number of warships under a single command |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| satellite | a celestial body orbiting another of larger size |
| tan | to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun |
| extrude | to force, press, or push out |
| perdition | eternal damnation |
| funereal | of or relating to a funeral |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| lampoon | satire |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |