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 |
|---|---|
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
| token | a piece resembling a coin issued for use (as for fare on a bus) by a particular group on specified terms |
| aria | air |
| rehabilitate | to restore to a former capacity : reinstate |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| swill | wash |
| podiatrist | the medical care and treatment of the human foot |
| chore | the regular or daily light work of a household or farm |
| ascendancy | governing or controlling influence : domination |
| vehement | marked by forceful energy : powerful |