GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| jurisprudence | the science or philosophy of law |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| mat | a piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support |
| obese | having excessive body fat |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| random | a haphazard course |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |