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 |
|---|---|
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| ovoid | resembling an egg in shape : ovate |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| maverick | an unbranded range animal |
| scrutinize | to examine closely and minutely |
| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
| foible | the part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and point |
| tyro | a beginner in learning : novice |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |