GRE Word List
CONTRIVANCE
a thing contrived
The meaning of the word contrivance is a thing contrived.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rivulet | a small stream |
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| fervor | intensity of feeling or expression |
| sedulous | involving or accomplished with careful perseverance |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |