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 |
|---|---|
| protuberance | something that is protuberant |
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| rider | one that rides |
| arduous | hard to accomplish or achieve : difficult |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| interrogate | to question formally and systematically |
| effectual | producing or able to produce a desired effect |
| lumen | the cavity of a tubular organ or part |