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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| array | to dress or decorate especially in splendid or impressive attire : adorn |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| predispose | to dispose in advance |
| slapdash | haphazard |
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |
| genesis | the origin or coming into being of something |
| saccharine | of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar |
| conceit | favorable opinion |
| replica | an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist |