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 |
|---|---|
| finery | ornament |
| prolific | producing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful |
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
| husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |
| atheistic | a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism |
| aversion | a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it |
| bacchanal | orgy |
| nib | bill |
| indignation | anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean |