GRE Word List
CONTRIVANCE
a thing contrived
The meaning of the word contrivance is a thing contrived.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| equity | justice according to natural law or right |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| juncture | a point of time |
| irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |
| debut | a first appearance |