GRE Word List
CONTRIVANCE
a thing contrived
The meaning of the word contrivance is a thing contrived.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |
| cue | the letter q |
| manifesto | a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer |
| leery | suspicious |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| philatelist | a specialist in philately : one who collects or studies stamps |
| clientele | a body of clients |