GRE Word List
CONTENTIOUS
likely to cause disagreement or argument
The meaning of the word contentious is likely to cause disagreement or argument.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lax | loose |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| diffidence | the quality or state of being unassertive or bashful : the quality or state of being diffident |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| confluence | a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |