GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| forlorn | bereft |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| aver | to declare positively |
| categorical | absolute |
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
| shuffle | to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble |
| brawny | muscular |