GRE Word List
CONTRIVANCE
a thing contrived
The meaning of the word contrivance is a thing contrived.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| demented | mad |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| lubricate | to make smooth or slippery |
| saline | consisting of or containing salt |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| delusive | likely to delude |
| inaugurate | to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies |