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 |
|---|---|
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| dogged | marked by stubborn determination |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
| indentation | the blank space produced by indenting : indention |
| gazette | newspaper |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |