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 |
|---|---|
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| filing | an act or instance of using a file |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| forebears | ancestor |
| malediction | curse |