GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
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|---|---|
| vendor | one that vends : seller |
| noisome | noxious |
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| descry | to catch sight of |
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| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
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| stint | a period of time spent at a particular activity |
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