GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| prowess | distinguished bravery |
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
| communal | of or relating to one or more communes |
| ingenious | having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, or contriving |
| graphic | of or relating to the pictorial arts |
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |