GRE Word List

CONTRIVANCE

a thing contrived

The meaning of the word contrivance is a thing contrived.

Random words

WordMeaning
embezzlementto appropriate (something, such as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
forebodingthe act of one who forebodes
darta light spear
maleficentworking or productive of harm or evil : baleful
endearto cause to become beloved or admired
elucidateto make lucid especially by explanation or analysis
falterto walk unsteadily : stumble
trajectorythe curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space
overblownpast the prime of bloom
plightto put or give in pledge : engage