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 |
|---|---|
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| grill | to broil on a grill |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| abbreviate | to make briefer |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| validate | to make legally valid : ratify |
| pedagogue | teacher |
| juncture | a point of time |
| acne | a disorder of the skin caused by inflammation of the skin glands and hair follicles |
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |