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 |
|---|---|
| redress | to set right : remedy |
| covenant | a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact |
| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
| labyrinth | a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys |
| tension | inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion |