GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| paste | a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls |
| immobility | not moving : motionless |
| compilation | the act or process of compiling |
| visceral | felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |