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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WordMeaning
influxa coming in
straggleto wander from the direct course or way : rove
ventto provide with a vent
tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs
plumpto drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily
sheatheto put into or furnish with a sheath
interveneto occur, fall, or come between points of time or events
diversionthe act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation
anvila heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering)
teneta principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true