GRE Word List

CONTRIVANCE

a thing contrived

The meaning of the word contrivance is a thing contrived.

Random words

WordMeaning
environencircle
conveneto come together in a body
articulateexpressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively
abbreviateto make briefer
kleptomaniaca person evidencing kleptomania
cloyingdisgusting or distasteful by reason of excess
grapplethe act or an instance of grappling
plumagethe feathers of a bird
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
wrongheadedstubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles