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 |
|---|---|
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
| noisome | noxious |
| affirmation | the act of affirming |
| idle | not occupied or employed: such as |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| marrow | bone marrow |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |
| spry | able to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble |
| adamant | unshakable or insistent especially in maintaining a position or opinion : unyielding |