GRE Word List

CONTRIVE

devise

The meaning of the word contrive is devise.

Random words

WordMeaning
cavaliermarked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain
impregnateto cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated
drudgeto do hard, menial, or monotonous work
hirsutehairy
insinuateto impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply
slapdashhaphazard
salaciousarousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination
sleightdeceitful craftiness
figurativerepresenting by a figure or resemblance : emblematic
reverendworthy of reverence : revered