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 |
|---|---|
| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |
| malediction | curse |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| cataclysm | flood |
| serenity | the quality or state of being serene |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| minuscule | very small |