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 |
|---|---|
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| innate | existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| vulpine | of, relating to, or resembling a fox |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| maroon | a dark red |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| lavish | expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal |
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |