GRE Word List

CONTRIVE

devise

The meaning of the word contrive is devise.

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unrulynot readily ruled, disciplined, or managed
substantiateto give substance or form to : embody
paranoiamental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations
adoreto worship or honor as a deity or as divine
relinquishto withdraw or retreat from : leave behind
humidcontaining or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive
finitehaving definite or definable limits
scurvya disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
plenarycomplete in every respect : absolute