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 |
|---|---|
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| knotty | marked by or full of knots |
| lust | usually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness |
| knave | a tricky deceitful fellow |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| smart | having or showing a high degree of mental ability : intelligent |
| allege | to assert without proof or before proving |
| cerebration | to use the mind : think |
