GRE Word List
CONTRIVANCE
a thing contrived
The meaning of the word contrivance is a thing contrived.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| suspend | to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function |
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |
| apiarist | beekeeper |
| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |
| magnate | a person of rank, power, influence, or distinction often in a specified area |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |