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 |
|---|---|
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| swathe | a band used in swathing |
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
| morbid | of, relating to, or characteristic of disease |
| prop | something that props or sustains : support |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| dilemma | a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice |