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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WordMeaning
knottymarked by or full of knots
unsulliednot soiled or tarnished : not sullied
episodicmade up of separate especially loosely connected episodes
defrockto deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office
metallurgicalthe science and technology of metals
palimpsestwriting material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased
spliceto unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands
augustmarked by majestic dignity or grandeur
leveea reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed
residualremainder