GRE Word List
CONTRIVANCE
a thing contrived
The meaning of the word contrivance is a thing contrived.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
| diverse | differing from one another : unlike |
| vortex | something that resembles a whirlpool |
| dexterous | mentally adroit and skillful : clever |
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| misogynist | a person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| forensic | belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |