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 |
|---|---|
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| anguish | extreme pain, distress, or anxiety |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| grate | grating |
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |
| reconcile | to restore to friendship or harmony |
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |
| obviate | to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |