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 |
|---|---|
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |
| sonnet | a fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme |
| convulsion | an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles |
| sere | being dried and withered |
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
| dingy | dirty |
| dissension | disagreement |
| influx | a coming in |
| limp | to walk lamely |