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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| constituency | a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |
| recline | to cause or permit to incline backwards |
| weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
| floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |
| sublimate | sublime |
| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| pantomime | pantomimist |