GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| knack | a special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach |
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| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |