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 |
|---|---|
| gruel | a thin porridge |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |
| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| opportune | suitable or convenient for a particular occurrence |
| waif | a stray person or animal |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |