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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |
| maritime | of, relating to, or bordering on the sea |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| guileless | innocent |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| fortuitous | occurring by chance |
| egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |