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 |
|---|---|
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| recline | to cause or permit to incline backwards |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| molt | to shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |