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 |
|---|---|
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| trilogy | a series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme |
| homespun | spun or made at home |
| epicurean | of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism |
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
| salubrious | favorable to or promoting health or well-being |
| porridge | a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |