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 |
|---|---|
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| aspirant | one who aspires |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| congenial | pleasant |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |
| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |
| purveyor | one that purveys |