GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| grudging | unwilling |
| resolution | the act or process of resolving: such as |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| append | attach |
| parity | the quality or state of being equal or equivalent |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |