GRE Word List

CONTRIVANCE

a thing contrived

The meaning of the word contrivance is a thing contrived.

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WordMeaning
beatitudea state of utmost bliss
fatalisma doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them
awfulextremely disagreeable or objectionable
inestimableincapable of being estimated or computed
thespianactor
commandeerto compel to perform military service
vetoan authoritative prohibition : interdiction
snipa small piece that is snipped off
generalitythe quality or state of being general
opportunistone that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism