GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| emboss | to raise the surface of into bosses |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| defoliate | to deprive of leaves especially prematurely |
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |