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 |
|---|---|
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| libidinous | having or marked by lustful desires : lascivious |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| acoustics | a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound |
| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| execrable | deserving to be execrated : detestable |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |