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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| dolorous | causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief |
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| incontinent | not continent: such as |
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| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |