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 |
|---|---|
| proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith |
| dais | a raised platform (as in a hall or large room) |
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| alluvial | relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium |
| prattle | prate |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |