GRE Word List
CONTRIVANCE
a thing contrived
The meaning of the word contrivance is a thing contrived.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| interrogate | to question formally and systematically |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| seethe | to suffer violent internal excitement |
| citadel | a fortress that commands (see command |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| compatible | capable of existing together in harmony |
| delete | to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |