GRE Word List

CONTRIVE

devise

The meaning of the word contrive is devise.

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wispa small handful (as of hay or straw)
turmoila state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion
foreshadowto represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure
rigorharsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity
opiatean alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance
irrevocablenot possible to revoke : unalterable
circleta little circle
depleteto empty of a principal substance
derangedmentally unsound : crazy
dioramaa scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening