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
extrapolationto predict by projecting past experience or known data
scadany of several carangid fishes (especially of the genus Decapterus)
discretionindividual choice or judgment
feintsomething feigned
parameteran arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves)
stockadea line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense
deviseto form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent
insensatelacking sense or understanding
raffleto engage in a raffle
condoneto regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless