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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WordMeaning
fineryornament
prolificproducing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful
virulentmarked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course
optimumthe amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end
husbandrythe cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture
atheistica person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism
aversiona feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it
bacchanalorgy
nibbill
indignationanger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean