GRE Word List
DISPUTATIOUS
inclined to dispute
The meaning of the word disputatious is inclined to dispute.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| aesthetic | of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful |
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| benefactor | someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| stamp | to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |