GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |
| urbane | notably polite or polished in manner |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| compress | to press or squeeze together |
| seismic | of, subject to, or caused by an earthquake |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |