GRE Word List

CONTRIVE

devise

The meaning of the word contrive is devise.

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WordMeaning
pedantone who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge
gluttonone given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking
urbanenotably polite or polished in manner
prototypean original model on which something is patterned : archetype
imposturethe act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name
dorsalan ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar
diversionthe act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation
compressto press or squeeze together
seismicof, subject to, or caused by an earthquake
retortto pay or hurl back : return