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 |
|---|---|
| corpulent | having a large bulky body : obese |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| posture | the position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |
| scotch | scottish |
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |
| retribution | recompense |