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 |
|---|---|
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |
| coy | marked by cute, coquettish, or artful playfulness |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| palatable | agreeable to the palate or taste |