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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constitutionthe basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it
vicissitudethe quality or state of being changeable : mutability
embarkto go on board a vehicle for transportation
shystera person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger
dynamogenerator
tightwada close or miserly person
visionaryhaving or marked by foresight and imagination
restivestubbornly resisting control : balky
admonishto indicate duties or obligations to
loftan upper room or floor : attic