GRE Word List
CONTRIVANCE
a thing contrived
The meaning of the word contrivance is a thing contrived.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| ascertain | to find out or learn with certainty |
| legend | a story coming down from the past |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| plume | a feather of a bird: such as |
| miniature | a copy on a much reduced scale |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
| spectral | of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly |
| referendum | the principle or practice of submitting to popular vote a measure passed on or proposed by a legislative body or by popular initiative |