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 |
|---|---|
| perimeter | the boundary of a closed plane figure |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| fete | festival |
| miscellaneous | consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous |
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |