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 |
|---|---|
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| acclaim | applaud |
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |
| gawk | a clumsy stupid person : lout |
| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| rotunda | a round building |
| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |
| dissemble | to hide under a false appearance |