GRE Word List
CONTRIVANCE
a thing contrived
The meaning of the word contrivance is a thing contrived.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| implement | a device used in the performance of a task : tool |
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| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| vigilant | alertly watchful especially to avoid danger |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |