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 |
|---|---|
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| marshal | a high official in the household of a medieval king, prince, or noble originally having charge of the cavalry but later usually in command of the military forces |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| sylvan | one that frequents groves or woods |
| metrical | of, relating to, or composed in meter |
| clime | climate |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |