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
puissanthaving puissance : powerful
valedictionan act of bidding farewell
bentunenclosed grassland
purgatoryan intermediate state after death for expiatory purification
claspa device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together
attentivemindful
vicissitudethe quality or state of being changeable : mutability
memorialserving to preserve remembrance : commemorative
ramshackleappearing ready to collapse : rickety
belateddelayed beyond the usual time