GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |
| idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality |
| slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| plummet | to fall perpendicularly |
| cosmic | of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone |
| compulsory | mandatory |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |