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 |
|---|---|
| misadventure | misfortune |
| crescendo | a gradual increase |
| pastry | a dough that is used to make pies and other baked goods and typically has a high fat content : paste |
| elevation | the height to which something is elevated: such as |
| sere | being dried and withered |
| sumptuous | extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent |
| impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| synchronous | happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time |
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |