GRE Word List

CONTRIVE

devise

The meaning of the word contrive is devise.

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WordMeaning
irreconcilableimpossible to reconcile
retroactiveextending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past
prowessdistinguished bravery
chipa small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off
communalof or relating to one or more communes
ingenioushaving or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving
graphicof or relating to the pictorial arts
distinctdistinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete
throttleto compress the throat of : choke
inarticulateincapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings