GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lateral | of or relating to the side |
| mite | any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| partition | the action of parting : the state of being parted : division |
| hostility | deep-seated usually mutual ill will |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| luxuriant | yielding abundantly : fertile |
| noisome | noxious |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |