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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| equine | of, relating to, or resembling a horse or the horse family |
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |
| charlatan | quack |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| malign | evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |
| comestible | edible |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| fulcrum | prop |
