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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dolta stupid person
oratorioa lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery
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hema border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down
patinaa usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color
explicitfully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent
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passepast one's prime
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tertiaryof third rank, importance, or value