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 |
|---|---|
| approbation | commendation |
| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |
| recast | to cast again |
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |
| enigma | something hard to understand or explain |
| constitution | the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it |
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |