GRE Word List
CONTRIVANCE
a thing contrived
The meaning of the word contrivance is a thing contrived.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| cipher | zero |
| bliss | complete happiness |
| regal | of, relating to, or suitable for a king |
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| thesis | a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view |
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| rhetoric | the art of speaking or writing effectively: such as |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |