GRE Word List

CONTRIVANCE

a thing contrived

The meaning of the word contrivance is a thing contrived.

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WordMeaning
fetefestival
figurinea small carved or molded figure : statuette
lachrymosegiven to tears or weeping : tearful
contemptthe act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain
ligneousof or resembling wood
carillona set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard
interloperone that interlopes: such as
noncommittalgiving no clear indication of attitude or feeling
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memorialserving to preserve remembrance : commemorative