GRE Word List

CONTENTIOUS

likely to cause disagreement or argument

The meaning of the word contentious is likely to cause disagreement or argument.

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dossiera file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject
refulgenta radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance
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loathunwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant