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 |
|---|---|
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
| artless | lacking art, knowledge, or skill : uncultured |
| dysentery | a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection |
| homespun | spun or made at home |
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| subservient | useful in an inferior capacity : subordinate |
| deranged | mentally unsound : crazy |