GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
| analogous | similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail |
| prong | fork |
| implicate | to bring into intimate or incriminating connection |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| indubitable | too evident to be doubted : unquestionable |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| reciprocate | to give and take mutually |