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 |
|---|---|
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| gall | brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence |
| curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| slake | subside |
| chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
| succulent | full of juice : juicy |