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 |
|---|---|
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| enterprise | a project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| strew | to spread by scattering |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| valid | having legal efficacy or force |
| plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |