GRE Word List
CONTRIVANCE
a thing contrived
The meaning of the word contrivance is a thing contrived.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| embark | to go on board a vehicle for transportation |
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
| foppish | foolish |
| grudging | unwilling |
| dictum | a noteworthy statement: such as |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| flashy | lacking in substance or flavor : insipid |