GRE Word List
DEVISE
think up; invent; plan; bequeath; N: bequest
The meaning of the word devise is think up; invent; plan; bequeath; N: bequest.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| crave | desire; want intensely |
| calorific | heat-producing; N. calorie |
| pretentious | ostentatious; showy; pompous; making unjustified claims; overambitious; Ex. pretentious films that claim to be art |
| multifarious | varied; greatly diversified; Ex. multifarious activities |
| quagmire | bog; marsh; soft, wet, boggy land; predicament; complex or dangerous situation from which it is difficult to free oneself |
| despondent | without hope and courage; depressed; gloomy; N. despondency: loss of hope with gloom; dejection |
| nefarious | very wicked |
| impinge | infringe; encroach; influence; touch; collide with; Ex. The effects are impinging on every aspect of our lives. |
| atone | make amends for; pay for; Ex. atone for |
| choreography | art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances |
