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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ploy | escapade |
miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
potent | having or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful |
doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
communal | of or relating to one or more communes |
allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
deport | to send out of the country by legal deportation |
cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |