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 |
|---|---|
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| aspire | to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| flay | to strip off the skin or surface of : skin |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| assent | to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur |
| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |