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 |
|---|---|
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| quandary | a state of perplexity or doubt |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| mobile | capable of moving or being moved : movable |
| paragon | a model of excellence or perfection |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |