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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naivetea naive remark or action
recalcitrantobstinately defiant of authority or restraint
inexorablenot to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
nostalgiaa wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition
conduita natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed
hallucinationa sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine)
slanderto utter slander against : defame
capaciouscontaining or capable of containing a great deal
misogamya hatred of marriage