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 |
|---|---|
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| urchin | hedgehog |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| fiasco | a complete failure |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| infringe | to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |