GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |
| trenchant | keen |
| raffle | to engage in a raffle |
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
| voluptuous | suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| growl | rumble |
| traumatic | psychologically or emotionally stressful in a way that can lead to serious mental and emotional problems |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |