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 |
|---|---|
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| scintillate | to emit sparks : spark |
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| hubris | exaggerated pride or self-confidence |
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| quorum | a select group |