GRE Word List
CONTRIVANCE
a thing contrived
The meaning of the word contrivance is a thing contrived.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
| impudence | the quality or state of being impudent |
| chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |
| covenant | a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact |
| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| engross | to copy or write in a large hand |
| stanza | a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| emulate | to strive to equal or excel |