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 |
|---|---|
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
| prong | fork |
| snivel | to run at the nose |
| divine | of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god |
| elevation | the height to which something is elevated: such as |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |