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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hedonista person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism
lustera glow of reflected light : sheen
roilto make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of
gainsayto declare to be untrue or invalid
beholdenbeing under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted
prongfork
snivelto run at the nose
divineof, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god
elevationthe height to which something is elevated: such as
bizarrestrikingly out of the ordinary: such as