GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| plaudit | an act or round of applause |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| porridge | a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick |
| parley | to speak with another : confer |
| oblivion | the fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| paramount | superior to all others : supreme |