GRE Word List
CONTRIVANCE
a thing contrived
The meaning of the word contrivance is a thing contrived.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mingle | to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix |
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| clique | a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons |
| vision | the act or power of seeing : sight |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| redress | to set right : remedy |
| beatific | of, possessing, or imparting beatitude |
| pending | during |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| predetermine | foreordain |