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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| fumble | to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly |
| dint | force |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| gait | a manner of walking or moving on foot |
| comprise | to be made up of |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| vociferous | marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry |