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 |
|---|---|
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |
| chivalrous | valiant |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| sap | the fluid part of a plant |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |
| spawn | to deposit or fertilize spawn |
| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |