GRE Word List
DISPUTATIOUS
argumentative; fond of argument
The meaning of the word disputatious is argumentative; fond of argument.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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disquietude | uneasiness; anxiety; V. disquiet: make anxious |
ennui | boredom; listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest; CF. annoy |
desecrate | profane; violate the sanctity of |
consistency | absence of contradictions; uniformity; degree of thickness or firmness; Ex. consistency of thick cream; CF. viscous |
eugenic | pertaining to the improvement of race; N. eugenics: study of hereditary improvement of the human race |
solicitous | anxious; worried; concerned; eager; Ex. solicitous to do something; N. solicitude |
prong | pointed projecting part |
lilliputian | extremely small; CF. Lilliput in Gulliver's Travels |
guy | cable or chain attached to something that needs to be braced or steadied; CF. guide |
speck | small piece or mark; Ex. speck of dust in the eye |