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
hypotheticalinvolving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural
curatora person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits
pandemoniuma wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people)
sovereigntysupreme power especially over a body politic
boisterousnoisily turbulent : rowdy
theoreticalexisting only in theory : hypothetical
falsifyto prove or declare false : disprove
gildto overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold
abstrusedifficult to comprehend : recondite
derisionthe use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt