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 |
|---|---|
| graphic | of or relating to the pictorial arts |
| sartorial | of or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes |
| appreciate | to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| conspire | plot |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| exegesis | exposition |
| woe | a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief |
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |