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 |
|---|---|
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| cerebration | to use the mind : think |
| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| indisputable | not disputable : unquestionable |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |