GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| iniquitous | characterized by iniquity |
| gazette | newspaper |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| mortar | a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle |
| cumulative | increasing by successive additions |
| emulate | to strive to equal or excel |
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
| nuptial | of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |