新GRE詞匯復習資料:contentious

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contentious: 好爭吵的, 有異議的, 愛爭論的; quarrelsome
    1) argumentative, combative, quarrelsome, pugnacious, bellicose
    2) inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits
    polemic : contentious
    contentious : argue
    contentious : quarrel
    contentious <>concilliatory
    conciliatory <>contentious, belligerent, vexatious, polemical, aggrieved
    1. The contentious student was asked to leave the classroom.
    2. They hate his contentious behavior because every suggestion they give ends in a fight
    polemic : contentious = dirge
    contentious : argue = meddle
    contentious : quarrel = tenacious : persist
    contentious <>concilliatory
    conciliatory <>contentious, belligerent, vexatious, polemical, aggrieved