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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| fleet | a number of warships under a single command |
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| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| juncture | a point of time |
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| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| whiff | a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |