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 |
|---|---|
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| aver | to declare positively |
| felicity | the quality or state of being happy |
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |
| heyday | the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity |
| illusion | a misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion |
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |
| rousing | giving rise to excitement : stirring |