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 |
|---|---|
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| balmy | having the qualities of balm : soothing |
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| sherbet | a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice |
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |
| hail | precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |