GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| brawl | to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
| comatose | of, resembling, or affected with coma |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |