GRE Word List
CONTRIVANCE
a thing contrived
The meaning of the word contrivance is a thing contrived.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| sumptuous | extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent |
| emanate | to come out from a source |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| browbeat | to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully |
| inkling | a slight knowledge or vague notion |
| kudos | praise given for achievement |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |