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 |
|---|---|
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
| epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
| cogitate | to ponder or meditate on usually intently |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| proliferate | to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| unkempt | not combed |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| raspy | harsh |