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 |
|---|---|
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
| groom | bridegroom |
| charlatan | quack |
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
| insuperable | incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| monolithic | of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| provision | the act or process of providing |