GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| flowery | of, relating to, or resembling flowers |
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| calorific | caloric |