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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impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
bifurcated | divided into two branches or parts |
jest | a joking or mocking remark |
muggy | being warm, damp, and close |
abet | to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan) |
bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
suppliant | supplicant |
pundit | pandit |
laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |