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 |
|---|---|
| stench | stink |
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend : recondite |
| decipher | decode |
| undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |
| championship | designation as champion |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |