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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WordMeaning
thrashto beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
vagrantone who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support
libidinoushaving or marked by lustful desires : lascivious
jeopardizeto expose to danger or risk : imperil
acousticsa science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound
remissnegligent in the performance of work or duty : careless
menacea show of intention to inflict harm : threat
execrabledeserving to be execrated : detestable
parallelextending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant
ransackto look through thoroughly in often a rough way