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 |
|---|---|
| jocose | given to joking : merry |
| authenticate | to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine |
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |
| frenzied | feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance |
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
| fetter | a chain or shackle for the feet |