GRE Word List

CONTRIVE

devise

The meaning of the word contrive is devise.

Random words

WordMeaning
fraileasily led into evil
harryto make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault
subterfugedeception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade
obsequya funeral or burial rite
revileto subject to verbal abuse : vituperate
rubblebroken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building
minusculevery small
unobtrusivenot obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous
punyslight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak
bodeto indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage