GRE Word List
CONTRIVANCE
a thing contrived
The meaning of the word contrivance is a thing contrived.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| elegy | a poem in elegiac couplets |
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| niggle | trifle |
| medley | a musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |
| appropriate | especially suitable or compatible : fitting |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |