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 |
|---|---|
| enterprise | a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| relegate | to send into exile : banish |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| condiments | something used to enhance the flavor of food |
| graduated | marked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| dolorous | causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief |