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 |
|---|---|
| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |
| gibe | to utter taunting words |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| litigation | the act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| enunciate | to make a definite or systematic statement of |