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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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remissnegligent in the performance of work or duty : careless
gangrenelocal death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply
pliablesupple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking
noisomenoxious
indisputablenot disputable : unquestionable
heresyadherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma
benefitsomething that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage
inklinga slight knowledge or vague notion
conglomeratemade up of parts from various sources or of various kinds
stanzaa division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe