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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nautical | of, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships |
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| descry | to catch sight of |
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |
| astronomical | of or relating to astronomy |