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 |
|---|---|
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| bullion | gold or silver considered as so much metal |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| wake | to be or remain awake |
| liability | the quality or state of being liable |
| multiform | having many forms or appearances |
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
| timidity | lacking in courage or self-confidence |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |