GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| incident | an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |