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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arrearsthe state of being behind in the discharge of obligations
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meniala person doing menial work
pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
comebacka sharp or witty reply : retort
nethersituated down or below : lower
escapadea usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct
germa small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts
dolorouscausing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief
unctionthe act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing