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 |
|---|---|
| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |
| suspend | to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function |
| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |
| mishap | an unfortunate accident |
| urbane | notably polite or polished in manner |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
| airy | of or relating to air : atmospheric |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
| uproarious | marked by uproar |
| potentate | ruler |