GRE Word List
CONTRIVANCE
a thing contrived
The meaning of the word contrivance is a thing contrived.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incorrigible | incapable of being corrected or amended: such as |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| voodoo | a religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti |
| discriminate | to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of |
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |
| deploy | to extend (a military unit) especially in width |