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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WordMeaning
bogusnot genuine : counterfeit
gambolto skip about in play : frisk
commandeerto compel to perform military service
somberso shaded as to be dark and gloomy
gangrenelocal death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply
porouspossessing or full of pores
ecosystemthe complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit
distinctivemarking as separate or different : serving to distinguish
insurgenta person who revolts against civil authority or an established government
steeplofty