GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| allege | to assert without proof or before proving |
| conglomerate | made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds |
| sect | a dissenting or schismatic religious body |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| bewitch | to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft |
| cant | the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments |
| pretend | to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing |
| creed | a brief authoritative formula of religious belief |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |