GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| florescence | a state or period of flourishing |
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |
| tangible | capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch : palpable |
| menagerie | a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| inopportune | inconvenient |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |