GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| convex | curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle |
| fresco | the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments |
| schematic | of or relating to a scheme or schema |
| rail | a bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| tenet | a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| catechism | oral instruction |