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 |
|---|---|
| melee | a confused struggle |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| circlet | a little circle |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |