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 |
|---|---|
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| ewe | the female of the sheep especially when mature |
| padre | a Christian clergyman |
| 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 |
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
| superficial | of, relating to, or located near a surface |
| detonation | the action or process of detonating |
| timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |