GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| hardy | bold |
| executioner | one who executes |
| jabber | to talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly |
| impute | to lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly |
| partition | the action of parting : the state of being parted : division |
| carefree | free from care: such as |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| tessellated | having a checkered appearance |