GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
| spangle | a small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing |
| negate | to deny the existence or truth of |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| tenant | one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements of another |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| conjugal | of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial |
| rickety | affected with rickets |