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 |
|---|---|
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| acclaim | applaud |
| dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| glean | to gather grain or other produce left by reapers |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| validate | to make legally valid : ratify |
| paradigm | example |