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
foilto prevent from attaining an end : defeat
tanto make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun
nullifyto make null (see null
waiveto relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily
cavalcadea procession (see procession
vergebrink
germanebeing at once relevant and appropriate : fitting
monumentalserving as or resembling a monument : massive
founderone that founds or establishes
celestialof, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity