GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| lampoon | satire |
| emboss | to raise the surface of into bosses |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| polar | of or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it |
| headfirst | with the head foremost |
| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
| abyss | an immeasurably deep gulf or great space |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |