GRE Word List
CONTRIVANCE
a thing contrived
The meaning of the word contrivance is a thing contrived.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| accessory | an object or device that is not essential in itself but adds to the beauty, convenience, or effectiveness of something else |
| outspoken | direct and open in speech or expression : frank |
| aptitude | inclination |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| drama | a composition (see composition |