GRE Word List
CONTRIVANCE
a thing contrived
The meaning of the word contrivance is a thing contrived.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| farce | stuff |
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| quisling | traitor |
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| hypochondriac | hypochondriacal |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| rousing | giving rise to excitement : stirring |
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |