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 |
|---|---|
| unfetter | to free from fetters |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| exult | to be extremely joyful : rejoice |
| chassis | the supporting frame of a structure (such as an automobile or television) |
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| fecundity | fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific |
| capillary | resembling a hair especially in slender elongated form |
| pulse | the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart |
| query | question |