GRE Word List

CONTRIVE

devise

The meaning of the word contrive is devise.

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scourgewhip
viscidhaving an adhesive quality : sticky
flashylacking in substance or flavor : insipid
impassionedfilled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling
titularhaving the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities
seinea large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore
virilehaving traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree
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whittlea large knife