GRE Word List

CONTRIVANCE

a thing contrived

The meaning of the word contrivance is a thing contrived.

Random words

WordMeaning
infernalof or relating to a nether world of the dead
astronomicalof or relating to astronomy
disdaina feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn
precipicea very steep or overhanging place
grudgingunwilling
largessliberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior
supinelying on the back or with the face upward
subliminalinadequate to produce a sensation or a perception
cuethe letter q
nepotismfavoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship