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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unctuoushaving, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality
apexthe uppermost point : vertex
flightyswift
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peccadilloa slight offense
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demisedeath
whetto sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone)
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