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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exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |
leery | suspicious |
beleaguer | besiege |
gestate | to carry in the uterus during pregnancy |
delusion | something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated |
malediction | curse |
tribunal | a court or forum of justice |
girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
manifestation | the act, process, or an instance of manifesting |