GRE Word List
DEVISE
to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent
The meaning of the word devise is to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent.
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| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
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| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
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| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
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