GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
| convivial | relating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company |
| demographic | the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets |
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| potable | suitable for drinking |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| verity | the quality or state of being true or real |
| apex | the uppermost point : vertex |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |