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 |
|---|---|
| meticulous | marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details |
| ghastly | terrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| conjugal | of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial |
| stratum | a bed or layer artificially made |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| peripatetic | a follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| apprehend | arrest |