GRE Word List
CONTRIVANCE
something contrived; machine or apparatus; clever deceitful plan; scheme
The meaning of the word contrivance is something contrived; machine or apparatus; clever deceitful plan; scheme.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prowess | extraordinary ability; military bravery; Ex. prowess in battle |
| disingenuous | not naive; not candid; sophisticated; worldly wise; OP. ingenuous |
| embezzlement | taking for one's own use in violation of trust; stealing (of money placed in one's care) |
| inception | start; beginning |
| embed | enclose; place in something; fix firmly in a surrounding mass |
| frivolous | lacking in seriousness; flippant; self-indulgently carefree; unworthy of serious attention; relatively unimportant; trivial |
| waylay | ambush; lie in wait for and attack |
| mat | not shiny; matte; having a dull finish; N: flat piece of material used as a floor covering; V. |
| gambit | opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed; action made to produce a future advantage |
| blemish | mar; spoil the beauty or perfection of; N: flaw or defect (that spoils perfection); Ex. blemishes in the crystal; CF. unblemished |
