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 |
|---|---|
| demure | reserved |
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| satirical | of, relating to, or constituting satire |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |