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 |
|---|---|
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| lumen | the cavity of a tubular organ or part |
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| inveigh | to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail |