GRE Word List
CONTRIVANCE
a thing contrived
The meaning of the word contrivance is a thing contrived.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| amenable | liable to be brought to account : answerable |
| stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |