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 |
|---|---|
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| chasm | a deep cleft in the surface of a planet (such as the earth) : gorge |
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
| savory | having savor: such as |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |