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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impelto urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force
bifurcateddivided into two branches or parts
jesta joking or mocking remark
muggybeing warm, damp, and close
abetto actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan)
bequeathto give or leave by will (see will
suppliantsupplicant
punditpandit
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
torridparched with heat especially of the sun : hot