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 |
|---|---|
| bluff | having a broad flattened front |
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
| venture | to proceed especially in the face of danger |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| niggle | trifle |
| warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |
| viscous | having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid |