GRE Word List
CONTRIVE
devise
The meaning of the word contrive is devise.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| relegate | to send into exile : banish |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
| fruitful | yielding or producing fruit |
| arboreal | of, relating to, or resembling a tree |
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| perquisite | a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |