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 |
|---|---|
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| leash | a line for leading or restraining an animal |
| mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| touchstone | a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis |
| determinate | having defined limits |
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
| interrogate | to question formally and systematically |