GRE Word List
CONTRIVANCE
a thing contrived
The meaning of the word contrivance is a thing contrived.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| ventral | of or relating to the belly : abdominal |
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |
| primal | original |
| corrugated | having corrugations |
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| mediocre | of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary |
| permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |