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 |
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| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
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| genuflect | to bend the knee |
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| bestow | to put to use : apply |
| ennui | a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom |
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| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |