GRE Word List

CONTRIVE

devise

The meaning of the word contrive is devise.

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interdicta Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district
insularitycharacteristic of an isolated people
matrixsomething within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form
flinchto withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince
fuss:trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby
wrenchto move with a violent twist
retinuea group of retainers or attendants
anarchyabsence of government
disgorgeto discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit
stealtha cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection