GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| muted | being mute : silent |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| potpourri | a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent |
| fetid | having a heavy offensive smell |
| functional | of, connected with, or being a function |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |