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 |
|---|---|
| plumber | a dealer or worker in lead |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| abode | the place where one lives : home |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |
| genesis | the origin or coming into being of something |
| irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |