GRE Word List

CONTRIVE

devise

The meaning of the word contrive is devise.

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WordMeaning
milieuthe physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment
convivialrelating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company
demographicthe statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets
conceptionthe process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both
blunthaving an edge or point that is not sharp
potablesuitable for drinking
recalcitrantobstinately defiant of authority or restraint
veritythe quality or state of being true or real
apexthe uppermost point : vertex
argotthe language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group