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 |
|---|---|
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| miscellaneous | consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous |
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
| virtue | conformity to a standard of right : morality |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| perquisite | a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages |
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |