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 |
|---|---|
| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |
| apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| linguistic | of or relating to language or linguistics |
| empathy | the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner |