GRE Word List

CONTRIVE

devise

The meaning of the word contrive is devise.

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WordMeaning
deftcharacterized by facility and skill
statelymarked by lofty or imposing dignity
pandemicoccurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population
grouseany of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds
pandemoniuma wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people)
altercationa noisy, heated, angry dispute
carnalrelating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites
fraileasily led into evil
consortassociate
explicateto give a detailed explanation of