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

WordMeaning
slothdisinclination to action or labor : indolence
chancellorthe secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king
vivaciouslively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly
desiccateto dry up
inextricableforming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free
friskto search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
nomadicof, relating to, or characteristic of nomads
disabuseto free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy
grudgingunwilling
sirenany of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing