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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WordMeaning
gougea chisel with a concavo-convex cross section
truncateto shorten by or as if by cutting off
prepossessingcreating prejudice
jocundmarked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness
obesehaving excessive body fat
takeoffa rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket
glareto shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light
macerateto cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting
botchan inflammatory sore
trekto make one's way arduously