GRE Word List

CONTRIVE

devise

The meaning of the word contrive is devise.

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WordMeaning
reciteto repeat from memory or read aloud publicly
lampoonsatire
embossto raise the surface of into bosses
standstilla state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop
polarof or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it
headfirstwith the head foremost
voluminoushaving or marked by great volume or bulk : large
debunkto expose the sham (see sham
abyssan immeasurably deep gulf or great space
paupera person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity