GRE Word List
CONTRIVANCE
a thing contrived
The meaning of the word contrivance is a thing contrived.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| evoke | to call forth or up: such as |
| boon | a timely benefit : blessing |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| delude | to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive |
| plaudit | an act or round of applause |
| comprise | to be made up of |