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 |
|---|---|
| overwhelm | upset |
| diverse | differing from one another : unlike |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
| belabor | to attack verbally |
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
| dissertation | an extended usually written treatment of a subject |
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |
| partition | the action of parting : the state of being parted : division |