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
affiliationthe state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc.
sententiousgiven to or abounding in aphoristic expression
retroactiveextending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past
arrearsthe state of being behind in the discharge of obligations
maleficentworking or productive of harm or evil : baleful
dazeto stupefy especially by a blow : stun
forwardnear, being at, or belonging to the forepart
callowlacking adult sophistication : immature
euphemismthe substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
maverickan unbranded range animal