GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| propagate | to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |
| disconcert | to throw into confusion |
| detonation | the action or process of detonating |
| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |