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 |
|---|---|
| fruition | pleasurable use or possession : enjoyment |
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| ego | the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| inkling | a slight knowledge or vague notion |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |