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 |
|---|---|
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| parallelism | the quality or state of being parallel |
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |
| provision | the act or process of providing |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| bump | a relatively abrupt convexity or protuberance on a surface: such as |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |