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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| vigor | active bodily or mental strength or force |
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
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| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| gracious | marked by kindness and courtesy |
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| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |