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 |
|---|---|
| pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| amorous | strongly moved by love and especially sexual love |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| notch | a V-shaped indentation |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| unimpeachable | not impeachable: such as |
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |
| hindmost | farthest to the rear : last |