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 |
|---|---|
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| bate | to reduce the force or intensity of : restrain |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |