GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
| collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |
| inasmuch_as | since; owing to the fact that |
| codify | to reduce to a code |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |