GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
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| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| senility | the quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age |
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| glossary | a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings |
| concentric | having a common center |
| narrative | something that is narrated : story |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| hail | precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow |