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 |
|---|---|
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| flair | a skill or instinctive ability to appreciate or make good use of something : talent |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| monotony | tedious sameness |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |