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 |
|---|---|
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult |
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| annuity | a sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals |
| copious | yielding something abundantly |
| obstetrician | a physician specializing in obstetrics |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| torrent | a violent or forceful flow of fluid |
| pore | to gaze intently |