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
sovereigntysupreme power especially over a body politic
fouloffensive to the senses : loathsome
somberso shaded as to be dark and gloomy
initiateto cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going
conceptionthe process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both
indignationanger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean
perturbto cause to be worried or upset : disquiet
computeto determine especially by mathematical means
dooma law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England
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