GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |
| stately | marked by lofty or imposing dignity |
| pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| frail | easily led into evil |
| consort | associate |
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |