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 |
|---|---|
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| solitude | the quality or state of being alone or remote from society : seclusion |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
| determinate | having defined limits |
| equitable | having or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| rummage | to make a thorough search or investigation |
| senility | the quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |