GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| cognitive | of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) |
| mediate | occupying a middle position |
| bully | a blustering, browbeating person |
| rumble | to make a low heavy rolling sound |
| dour | stern |
| apparent | open to view : visible |
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| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |