Word of the Day: CONTRIVE
To concoct or conspire
contrive (verb) - to make something happen through skill, planning, and ingenuity; to accomplish something foolish [kuhn-trahyv]
BREAKDOWN: CON- (together) + TRIV- (to find)
contrived means artificial, forced, or unnatural
contrivance is a clever construction or scheme, often considered inauthentic or dishonest
“We complain and complain, but we have lived and seen the blossom—apple, pear, cherry, plum, almond blossom—in the sun, and the best among us cannot pretend they deserve—or could contrive—anything better.” —J. B. Priestley
