GRE Word List

CONTRIVANCE

a thing contrived

The meaning of the word contrivance is a thing contrived.

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WordMeaning
paragona model of excellence or perfection
bridlethe headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit
stipenda fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses
alludeto make indirect reference
orientationthe act or process of orienting or of being oriented
emollientmaking soft or supple
disengageto release from something that engages or involves
capacitylegal competency (see competence
boundfastened by or as if by a band : confined
transitiona change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another