GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| tenet | a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true |
| retract | to draw back or in |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |
| prehensile | adapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| dissension | disagreement |
| rave | to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |