GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |
| intolerant | unable or unwilling to endure |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| grill | to broil on a grill |
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| sherbet | a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |