GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| yen | a strong desire or propensity |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |
| vantage | a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |
| vendetta | blood feud |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |