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 |
|---|---|
| internecine | of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group |
| unbridled | unrestrained |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| cue | the letter q |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |
| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |