GRE Word List
CONTRIVANCE
a thing contrived
The meaning of the word contrivance is a thing contrived.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| beneficent | doing or producing good |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |