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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| recluse | marked by withdrawal from society : solitary |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| ephemeral | lasting a very short time |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| effigy | an image or representation especially of a person |
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |