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 |
|---|---|
| depravity | a corrupt act or practice |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| reverie | daydream |
| acknowledge | to recognize the rights, authority, or status of |
| sap | the fluid part of a plant |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| declivity | downward inclination |
| nuance | a subtle distinction or variation |
| levitate | to rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation |