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 |
|---|---|
| depravity | a corrupt act or practice |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| dazzle | to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light |
| exclaim | to cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion |
| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |
| imbecility | the quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness |
| figment | something made up or contrived |