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 |
|---|---|
| confidence | a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances |
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
| novelty | something new or unusual |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| pedestrian | commonplace |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |
| devious | wandering |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |