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 |
|---|---|
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| magisterial | of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| peregrination | to travel especially on foot : walk |
| blurt | to utter abruptly and impulsively |
| rank | relative standing or position |
| court | the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary |
| lope | an easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| mealymouthed | not plain and straightforward : devious |