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 |
|---|---|
| prerogative | an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as |
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |
| finery | ornament |
| optician | a maker of or dealer in optical items and instruments |
| germinate | to cause to sprout or develop |
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
| incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |