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 |
|---|---|
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
| impediment | something that impedes |
| botch | an inflammatory sore |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| dowse | to plunge into water |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |