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 |
|---|---|
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| supplicant | one who supplicates |
| onus | burden |
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |
| pungent | sharply painful |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |