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 |
|---|---|
| hothead | a hotheaded person |
| pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |
| transcendental | transcendent |
| dabble | to work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest |
| headlong | headfirst |
| seemly | good-looking |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| marrow | bone marrow |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |