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
shrewdmarked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen
dissembleto hide under a false appearance
figurea number symbol : numeral
titanichaving great magnitude, force, or power : colossal
sluggarda habitually lazy person
cardinala high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college
bolstera long pillow or cushion
parleyto speak with another : confer
premeditateto think about and revolve in the mind beforehand
precursorone that precedes and indicates the approach of another