GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| litigation | the act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
| initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
| subtlety | the quality or state of being subtle |
| egregious | conspicuous |
| crossbreed | hybridize |
| resurge | to undergo a resurgence |
| celestial | of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity |
| graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |