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
deltathe 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table
venturesomeinclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
languishto be or become feeble, weak, or enervated
contrivancea thing contrived
frenziedfeeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance
aggrandizeto make great or greater : increase
propoundto offer for discussion or consideration
tillerone that tills : cultivator
incredulousunwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical