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 |
|---|---|
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| queasy | causing nausea |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| dissertation | an extended usually written treatment of a subject |
| premonitory | giving warning |
| pucker | to become wrinkled or constricted |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |