GRE Word List
CONTRIVED
having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial
The meaning of the word contrived is having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |
| residue | something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| correlation | the state or relation of being correlated |