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 |
|---|---|
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |
| lustrous | reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
| kismet | fate |
| indite | make up |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| befuddle | to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink |