GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gape | to open the mouth wide |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| gingerly | very cautious or careful |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| magnitude | great size or extent |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |
| restitution | an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as |
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |