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 |
|---|---|
| subordinate | placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior |
| consonant | being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord |
| precipitant | precipitate |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
| bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |
| vaunted | highly or widely praised or boasted about |
| lank | not well filled out : slender |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |