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 |
|---|---|
| disheveled | marked by disorder or disarray |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| coagulate | to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |