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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |
| prattle | prate |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
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| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |
| impinge | encroach |