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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requisitionthe act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action
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proletariana member of the proletariat
pedagogythe art, science, or profession of teaching
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loatheto dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest
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loquaciousfull of excessive talk : wordy