GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mingle | to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix |
| graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |
| minatory | having a menacing quality |
| blunder | to move unsteadily or confusedly |
| foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |
| nether | situated down or below : lower |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| verge | brink |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |
| veracity | conformity with truth or fact : accuracy |