GRE Word List

CONTRIVE

devise

The meaning of the word contrive is devise.

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rivetinghaving the power to fix the attention : engrossing
jurisprudencethe science or philosophy of law
squanderto spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate
entreatto plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently
unobtrusivenot obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous
mata piece of coarse, woven, plaited, or felted fabric used especially as a floor covering or a support
obesehaving excessive body fat
fatalisma doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them
randoma haphazard course
salvagecompensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck