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 |
|---|---|
| flaunt | to display or obtrude oneself to public notice |
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
| imbroglio | an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |
| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |