GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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energize | to make energetic, vigorous, or active |
stipple | to engrave by means of dots and flicks |
hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
query | question |
ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
coin | corner |
repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |