GRE Word List

CONTENTIOUS

likely to cause disagreement or argument

The meaning of the word contentious is likely to cause disagreement or argument.

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WordMeaning
leavena substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid
presagesomething that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen
gloatto observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight
delusionsomething that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated
revileto subject to verbal abuse : vituperate
arboretuma place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes
heinoushatefully or shockingly evil : abominable
harbingersomething that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come
willowyabounding with willows
sublimeto cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form