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 |
|---|---|
| propagate | to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction |
| cauterize | to sear with a cautery or caustic |
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| marked | having an identifying mark |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| vantage | a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view |
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |