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 |
|---|---|
| listless | characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit |
| fertile | producing or bearing many crops in great quantities : productive |
| novelty | something new or unusual |
| meteoric | of or relating to a meteor |
| concurrent | operating or occurring at the same time |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| lumber | to move ponderously |
| respite | a period of temporary delay |