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 |
|---|---|
| convoluted | having convolutions |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| oatmeal | meal made from oats |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| cognitive | of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) |
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |