GRE Word List
CONTRIVANCE
a thing contrived
The meaning of the word contrivance is a thing contrived.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| madrigal | a medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form |
| affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |
| browbeat | to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully |
| bawdy | boisterously or humorously indecent |
| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |
| servitude | a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life |
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| prurient | marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |