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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| seasonable | suitable to the season or circumstances : timely |
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| irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |
| conceit | favorable opinion |
| cursive | running |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |
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| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |