GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quack | to make the characteristic cry of a duck |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| urbane | notably polite or polished in manner |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| quay | a structure built parallel to the bank of a waterway for use as a landing place |
| frigid | intensely cold |