GRE Word List
CONTRIVANCE
a thing contrived
The meaning of the word contrivance is a thing contrived.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
| chary | discreetly cautious: such as |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |
| concur | to express agreement |
| bulge | to jut out : swell |
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |
| machiavellian | of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism |
| irate | roused to ire |
| censor | a person who supervises conduct and morals: such as |