GRE Word List
CONTRIVANCE
a thing contrived
The meaning of the word contrivance is a thing contrived.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| astronomical | of or relating to astronomy |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| grudging | unwilling |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| cue | the letter q |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |