GRE Word List

CONTRIVE

devise

The meaning of the word contrive is devise.

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WordMeaning
compliantready or disposed to comply : submissive
saturnineborn under or influenced astrologically by the planet Saturn
litotesunderstatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy")
susceptiblecapable of submitting to an action, process, or operation
decelerateto reduce the speed of : slow down
mingleto bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix
recitala detailed account : enumeration
rotunditymarked by roundness : rounded
reprimanda severe or formal reproof
importuneto press or urge with troublesome persistence