GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pulse | the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
| itinerant | traveling from place to place |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| ventilate | to expose to air and especially to a current of fresh air for purifying, curing, or refreshing |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
| adjoin | to add or attach by joining |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| flux | a flowing of fluid from the body: such as |