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 |
|---|---|
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| poise | balance |
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| therapeutic | of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative |
| atypical | not typical : irregular |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
| exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |