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 |
|---|---|
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |