GRE Word List
CONTRIVANCE
something contrived; machine or apparatus; clever deceitful plan; scheme
The meaning of the word contrivance is something contrived; machine or apparatus; clever deceitful plan; scheme.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cede | yield (title or territory) to (esp. after losing a war); surrender formally; N. cession |
| gadfly | animal-biting fly; irritating person |
| pulchritude | beauty; comeliness; ADJ. pulchritudinous |
| sinecure | well-paid position with little responsibility; CF. sine cure: without care; CF. San Serif |
| guile | deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning; Ex. persuade her by guile |
| championship | position of champion; defense or support; competition held to determine a champion |
| convulsion | violent uncontrollable shaking movement (caused by illness); V. convulse; ADJ. convulsive |
| imbroglio | complicated situation (as in a play); painful or complex misunderstanding (as in a play); entanglement; confused mass (as of papers); V. embroil |
| corporeal | bodily (rather than spiritual); of a bodily form; material; tangible |
| brocade | rich, figured(patterned) fabric |
