GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| tract | a system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function |
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |
| skulk | to move in a stealthy or furtive manner |
| flush | to fly away suddenly |
| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |
| urchin | hedgehog |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |