GRE Word List

CONTENTIOUS

likely to cause disagreement or argument

The meaning of the word contentious is likely to cause disagreement or argument.

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WordMeaning
discounta reduction made from the gross (see gross
balefuldeadly or pernicious in influence
quandarya state of perplexity or doubt
perorationthe concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration
doffto remove (an article of wear) from the body
toteman object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry
mobilecapable of moving or being moved : movable
paragona model of excellence or perfection
roilto make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of
provenderdry food for domestic animals : feed