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 |
|---|---|
| plummet | to fall perpendicularly |
| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |
| plethora | an ample amount or number : abundance |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| dys- | abnormal |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| propellant | capable of propelling |
| insightful | exhibiting or characterized by insight |
| forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |