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 |
|---|---|
| agenda | a list or outline of things to be considered or done |
| hibernal | of, relating to, or occurring in winter |
| circlet | a little circle |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| effete | no longer fertile |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |