GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exegesis | exposition |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| autopsy | an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| wanton | merciless |
| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |