GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unruly | not readily ruled, disciplined, or managed |
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| adore | to worship or honor as a deity or as divine |
| relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |
| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |
| finite | having definite or definable limits |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |