GRE Word List
CONTRIVANCE
a thing contrived
The meaning of the word contrivance is a thing contrived.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
| manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
| browbeat | to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully |
| refulgent | a radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| intrinsic | belonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |