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 |
|---|---|
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| waffle | a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| opus | work |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| determination | a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| patent | open to public inspection |
| bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |