GRE Word List
CONTRIVANCE
a thing contrived
The meaning of the word contrivance is a thing contrived.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |
| perforate | to make a hole through |
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |