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
reprobationthe act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated
renovateto restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding)
fitacceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper
groovea long narrow channel or depression
maleficentworking or productive of harm or evil : baleful
sagaa prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland
susceptiblecapable of submitting to an action, process, or operation
physiologicalof or relating to physiology
specioushaving a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic
bifurcateddivided into two branches or parts