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 |
|---|---|
| sloth | disinclination to action or labor : indolence |
| chancellor | the secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king |
| vivacious | lively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly |
| desiccate | to dry up |
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| nomadic | of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| grudging | unwilling |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |