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 |
|---|---|
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| draft | the act of drawing or pulling in a net |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| rapture | an expression or manifestation of ecstasy or passion |
| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
| margin | the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter |
| puerile | juvenile |
| nourishment | food |