GRE Word List

CONTRIVE

devise

The meaning of the word contrive is devise.

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WordMeaning
crochetneedlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle
foregoto go before : precede
paradigmexample
cessiona yielding to another : concession
glossarya collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings
insubstantialnot substantial: such as
pendantsomething suspended: such as
fanaticismfanatic outlook or behavior
ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete
giddydizzy