GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| convene | to come together in a body |
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |
| valid | having legal efficacy or force |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |