GRE Word List
CONTENTIOUS
quarrelsome; controversial; likely to cause arguments
The meaning of the word contentious is quarrelsome; controversial; likely to cause arguments.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vainglorious | boastful; excessively conceited; N. vainglory: great vanity |
| earthy | unrefined; coarse; of earth; Ex. earthy remarks; OP. ethereal |
| legislature | legislating branch of government; CF. legislate: make laws |
| composure | mental calmness |
| motto | brief statement used to express a principle |
| don | put on; OP. doff |
| pantomime | acting without dialogue; V. |
| idiosyncrasy | individual trait usually odd in nature; behavioral peculiarity; eccentricity; attitude, behavior, or opinion peculiar to a person; anything highly individual or eccentric; ADJ. idiosyncratic |
| droop | bend or hang downward; become weakened; Ex. His shoulders drooped with tiredness; N. |
| denounce | condemn; criticize; N. denunciation |
