GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| aspire | to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| gustatory | relating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste |
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |