GRE Word List
CONTRIVANCE
a thing contrived
The meaning of the word contrivance is a thing contrived.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
| plait | pleat |
| lubricate | to make smooth or slippery |
| ego | the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| discursive | moving from topic to topic without order : rambling |
| luxuriate | to grow profusely : thrive |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |