新GRE改革，词汇量减少20%，但在减少的同时，新GRE对词汇的考察也加大了一定的难度，以下是新GRE词汇复习资料。

contentious: 好争吵的, 有异议的, 爱争论的; 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

以上是为大家整理的新GRE词汇的相关备考资料，希望考生们加强在词汇方面的记忆，取得好的成绩。