GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| ensue | to strive to attain : pursue |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| redundant | exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| psychiatrist | a medical doctor who diagnoses and treats mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders : a specialist in psychiatry |