GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| disdain | a feeling of contempt for someone or something regarded as unworthy or inferior : scorn |
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| bucolic | of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral |
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| irate | roused to ire |
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |