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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |
| recipient | one that receives : receiver |
| ulcer | a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| balmy | having the qualities of balm : soothing |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| incubus | an evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep |
