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 |
|---|---|
| knotty | marked by or full of knots |
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| metallurgical | the science and technology of metals |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| august | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| residual | remainder |