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 |
|---|---|
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| immaculate | spotlessly clean |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| abominable | worthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable |
| cogitate | to ponder or meditate on usually intently |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| genre | a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content |