Word of the day
contrive
1. create or bring about (an object or a situation) by deliberate use of skill and artifice
“his opponents contrived a crisis”
verb
/kənˈtraɪv/
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Choose the word that best fits in the phrase
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"I contrived an _____ plan to surprise my roommate with breakfast, preparing everything before she woke up."
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- destroy
- disorganize
- concoct
- engineer
- neglect
- device
Choose the phrase that uses contrive correctly
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Find a word related to contrive
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