GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| solemnity | formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event |
| overweening | arrogant |
| nurture | training |
| douse | to plunge into water |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| daze | to stupefy especially by a blow : stun |
| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| aria | air |