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 |
|---|---|
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| verity | the quality or state of being true or real |
| responsiveness | giving response : constituting a response : answering |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| spectral | of, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly |
| derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |
| tint | a usually slight or pale coloration : hue |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |