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
vergebrink
encipherto convert (a message) into cipher
burgeonto send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout
parquetto furnish with a floor of parquet
occludeto close up or block off : obstruct
castrateto deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes
salineconsisting of or containing salt
arch-a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening)
miscellanyseparate writings collected in one volume
valedictionan act of bidding farewell