GRE Word List

CONTRIVE

devise

The meaning of the word contrive is devise.

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precincta part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district
abdicateto renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function
mockto treat with contempt or ridicule : deride
odoroushaving an odor: such as
florescencea state or period of flourishing
resolveto deal with successfully : clear up
gruffrough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect
patriarchone of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people
actuateto put into mechanical action or motion
melancholydepression of spirits : dejection