GRE Word List

CONTRIVE

devise

The meaning of the word contrive is devise.

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WordMeaning
sonneta fixed verse form of Italian origin consisting of 14 lines that are typically 5-foot iambics rhyming according to a prescribed scheme
hue_and_cryoutcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule
disapprobationthe act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation
indulgeto yield to the desire of : humor
quicksilvermercury
parallelextending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant
vassala person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant
gnarlsnarl
disputatiousinclined to dispute
irreverencelack of reverence