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contemptuous
adj. scornful, disdainful, sneering, derisive, insulting,
contumelious, insolent: The maestro was contemptuous of my
piano-playing.
content° n. 1 capacity, volume, size, measure: The content of the
barrel is exactly 55 gallons. 2 Usually, contents. ingredients,
components, constituents; load: The bottle broke and its
contents spilt on the floor. 3 substance, subject-matter;
significance, purport, import, essence, text, theme, topic,
thesis: The book is amusing but its content is quite trivial.
contentý n. 1 pleasure, satisfaction, gratification, happiness,
contentment, contentedness, felicity, delight: He kept on
singing to his heart's content. 2 ease, comfort, tranquillity,
serenity, peace, peacefulness, contentedness: I have a feeling
of such content merely being with you.
--adj. 3 pleased, satisfied, happy, delighted, contented,
gratified, glad, cheerful; comfortable, fulfilled: I was quite
content to be home once more.
--v. 4 satisfy, please, gratify, soothe, cheer, gladden,
delight: It contented him to be near her.
contest n. 1 competition, match, tournament, championship, tourney,
meet, game, rivalry, trial: The contest was won by a woman from
Shropshire. 2 strife, controversy, dispute, contention, debate,
altercation, argument, velitation; conflict, struggle, fight,
battle, combat, war: The contest is between those for and those
against capital punishment.
--v. 3 contend, argue, dispute, debate; challenge, (call into)
question, oppose, counter, confute, object to, refute: David
has decided to contest his father's will.
contestant
n. contender, competitor, opponent, rival, adversary, entrant,
player, participant: The winner is the contestant from
Chearsley.
context n. structure, framework, environment, situation,