GRE Word List

CONTENTIOUS

likely to cause disagreement or argument

The meaning of the word contentious is likely to cause disagreement or argument.

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WordMeaning
peregrinationto travel especially on foot : walk
hypnosisa trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject
piquantengagingly provocative
expedientsuitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance
forfeitsomething forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty
rendto remove from place by violence : wrest
flaira skill or instinctive ability to appreciate or make good use of something : talent
salvagecompensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck
monotonytedious sameness
wansuggestive of poor health : sickly