GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| pied | of two or more colors in blotches |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |
| meander | a winding path or course |
| snuffle | to snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly |
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |
| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |
| precipitous | precipitate |