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 |
|---|---|
| demolition | the act of demolishing |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| distant | separated in space : away |