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 |
|---|---|
| disconsolate | cheerless |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| compliant | ready or disposed to comply : submissive |
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |
| anthropomorphic | described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
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| provenance | origin |
| season | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |