GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| matrix | something within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form |
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| wrench | to move with a violent twist |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
| anarchy | absence of government |
| disgorge | to discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |