GRE Word List
CONTRIVANCE
a thing contrived
The meaning of the word contrivance is a thing contrived.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| bedraggle | to wet thoroughly |
| strew | to spread by scattering |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| bilk | to block the free development of : frustrate |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| uniformity | the quality or state of being uniform |
| apprise | to give notice to : tell |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |