GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| turmoil | a state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| irrevocable | not possible to revoke : unalterable |
| circlet | a little circle |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| deranged | mentally unsound : crazy |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |