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

WordMeaning
fruitionpleasurable use or possession : enjoyment
assiduousshowing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application
ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete
retardto delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment
egothe self especially as contrasted with another self or the world
willfulobstinately and often perversely self-willed
inklinga slight knowledge or vague notion
explicitfully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent
intrudeto thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome
attritionsorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God