GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| axiom | a statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate |
| accoutre | to provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| yeoman | an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| throes | pang |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
| condiments | something used to enhance the flavor of food |