GRE Word List
CONTRIVANCE
a thing contrived
The meaning of the word contrivance is a thing contrived.
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| brawn | the flesh of a boar |
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| puissant | having puissance : powerful |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
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| credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |