GRE Word List
CONTRIVANCE
a thing contrived
The meaning of the word contrivance is a thing contrived.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| redundant | exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous |
| dislodge | to drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| coin | corner |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| indifferent | marked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic |