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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WordMeaning
auxiliaryoffering or providing help
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alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
bodeto indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage
avuncularsuggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality
stratuma bed or layer artificially made
unisonidentity in musical pitch
monolithicof, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge
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