GRE Word List

CONTRIVE

devise

The meaning of the word contrive is devise.

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WordMeaning
braidto make from braids
wangleto resort to trickery or devious methods
empiricaloriginating in or based on observation or experience
gastronomythe art or science of good eating
hiatusa break in or as if in a material object : gap
dilemmaa usually undesirable or unpleasant choice
consanguinitythe quality or state of being consanguineous
engagingtending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive
bereavementthe state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone
parallelextending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant