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 |
|---|---|
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| finery | ornament |
| equity | justice according to natural law or right |
| bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| submissive | submitting to others |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |