GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
| amphibian | an amphibious organism |
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |
| fulcrum | prop |
| stumble | to fall into sin or waywardness |
| clown | farmer |
| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| subjugate | to bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer |