GRE Word List
CONTRIVANCE
a thing contrived
The meaning of the word contrivance is a thing contrived.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
| parity | the quality or state of being equal or equivalent |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |