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 |
|---|---|
| score | twenty |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| roue | a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake |
| methodical | arranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order |
| amiable | friendly, sociable, and congenial |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| charlatan | quack |
| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |