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 |
|---|---|
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
| solicitor | one that solicits |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| welt | a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
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