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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |
| insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| culpable | meriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| polity | political organization |
| unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |
| disparity | a noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity |