GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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secular | of or relating to the worldly or temporal |
osseous | bony |
disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |
resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |
euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
innovation | a new idea, method, or device : novelty |
sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |
ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
mulct | fine |
depict | to represent by or as if by a picture |