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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gruesomeinspiring horror or repulsion : grisly
stratageman artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy
linguisticof or relating to language or linguistics
dotagea state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness
diffusebeing at once verbose and ill-organized
ligneousof or resembling wood
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orientationthe act or process of orienting or of being oriented
hoaxto trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous
combustiblecapable of combustion