GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
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|---|---|
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| inhibit | to prohibit from doing something |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| delete | to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing |
| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |
| opulence | wealth |
| omnipresent | present in all places at all times |
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