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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WordMeaning
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
temporizeto act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion
temperheat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion
vainhaving or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited
clota portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum)
teneta principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true
lachrymosegiven to tears or weeping : tearful
jocosegiven to joking : merry
severto put or keep apart : divide
nirvanathe final beatitude (see beatitude