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 |
|---|---|
| depict | to represent by or as if by a picture |
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
| inextricable | forming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| address | to mark directions for delivery on |
| labyrinth | a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys |
| chancellor | the secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king |
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |