GRE Word List

CONTRIVE

devise

The meaning of the word contrive is devise.

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lateralof or relating to the side
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run-downan item-by-item report or review : summary
partitionthe action of parting : the state of being parted : division
hostilitydeep-seated usually mutual ill will
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unwontedbeing out of the ordinary : rare
luxuriantyielding abundantly : fertile
noisomenoxious
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances