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 |
|---|---|
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| tan | to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |
| verge | brink |
| germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |
| monumental | serving as or resembling a monument : massive |
| founder | one that founds or establishes |
| celestial | of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity |