GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| crochet | needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle |
| forego | to go before : precede |
| paradigm | example |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| glossary | a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| pendant | something suspended: such as |
| fanaticism | fanatic outlook or behavior |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| giddy | dizzy |