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 |
|---|---|
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
| eclectic | composed of elements drawn from various sources |
| eventual | contingent |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| paramour | lover |
| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |
| forensic | belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate |
| tint | a usually slight or pale coloration : hue |
| converge | to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet |