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 |
|---|---|
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| uniformity | the quality or state of being uniform |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| indignation | anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean |
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| ram | a male sheep |
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
| collected | gathered together |