GRE Word List
CONTRIVANCE
a thing contrived
The meaning of the word contrivance is a thing contrived.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| provocative | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| microcosm | a little world |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| trickster | one who tricks: such as |
| agenda | a list or outline of things to be considered or done |
| warrant | sanction |