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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Word | Meaning |
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knotty | marked by or full of knots |
unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
metallurgical | the science and technology of metals |
palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
august | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |
levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
residual | remainder |