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 |
|---|---|
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| gangrene | local death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply |
| immutable | not capable of or susceptible to change |
| rave | to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |
| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |