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
denizeninhabitant
exodusthe mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table
discordantbeing at variance : disagreeing
impaleto pierce with or as if with something pointed
rudimentaryconsisting in first principles : fundamental
superciliouscoolly and patronizingly haughty
manifoldmarked by diversity or variety
antediluvianof or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible
predetermineforeordain
alluvialrelating to, composed of, or found in alluvium