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 |
|---|---|
| intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
| aspire | to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal |
| gratify | to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to |
| luxuriate | to grow profusely : thrive |
| rectify | to set right : remedy |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |