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 |
|---|---|
| antecede | precede |
| fruition | pleasurable use or possession : enjoyment |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
| annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| verdant | green in tint or color |
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |
| beware | to be on one's guard |