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 |
|---|---|
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| discerning | showing insight and understanding : discriminating |
| cleft | a space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure |
| soliloquy | the act of talking to oneself |
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| bent | unenclosed grassland |
| vanguard | the forefront of an action or movement |
| acidulous | somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |