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 |
|---|---|
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
| omnipotent | almighty |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| tenacious | not easily pulled apart : cohesive |
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |
| hereafter | after this in sequence or in time |