GRE Word List

CONTRIVANCE

a thing contrived

The meaning of the word contrivance is a thing contrived.

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WordMeaning
qualifyto reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify
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shangri-laa remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia
forensicbelonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate
cuethe letter q
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