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 |
|---|---|
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |
| woe | a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| repulsion | the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed |
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| trilogy | a series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |