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
dispatchto send off or away with promptness or speed
crescendoa gradual increase
skulkto move in a stealthy or furtive manner
citadela fortress that commands (see command
celerityrapidity of motion or action
litigationthe act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating
uniquebeing the only one : sole
inextricableforming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free
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thematicof, relating to, or constituting a theme