GRE Word List

CONTRIVANCE

a thing contrived

The meaning of the word contrivance is a thing contrived.

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WordMeaning
gregarioustending to associate with others of one's kind : social
decipherdecode
devolveto pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another
prateto talk long and idly : chatter
theocracygovernment of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided
condolegrieve
antecedeprecede
pervertto cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt
sheafa quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together
indissolublenot dissoluble