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 |
|---|---|
| indict | to charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law |
| apparent | open to view : visible |
| reverie | daydream |
| ecliptic | of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse |
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| stench | stink |
| hallowed | holy |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |