GRE Word List
CONTRIVANCE
a thing contrived
The meaning of the word contrivance is a thing contrived.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| ruthless | having no pity : merciless |
| cohorts | companion |
| historic | historical |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| resurrect | to raise from the dead |
| trample | tramp |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |