GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |
| discriminate | to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of |
| atavism | recurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination |
| lode | waterway |
| charlatan | quack |
| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| compilation | the act or process of compiling |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |