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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ployescapade
miscellanyseparate writings collected in one volume
potenthaving or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful
doggerelloosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect
insensatelacking sense or understanding
pejorativea word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation
communalof or relating to one or more communes
allayto subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate
deportto send out of the country by legal deportation
cynicalhaving or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as