GRE Word List
CONTRIVANCE
a thing contrived
The meaning of the word contrivance is a thing contrived.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| swerve | to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| itinerary | the route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one |
| influx | a coming in |