GRE Word List

CONTRIVANCE

a thing contrived

The meaning of the word contrivance is a thing contrived.

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WordMeaning
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rotunditymarked by roundness : rounded
delusivelikely to delude
frivolousof little weight or importance
partitionthe action of parting : the state of being parted : division
itineranttraveling from place to place
premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
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