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 |
|---|---|
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| swipe | a strong sweeping blow |
| canker | an erosive or spreading sore |
| rally | to muster for a common purpose |
| voracious | having a huge appetite : ravenous |
| wizardry | the art or practices of a wizard : sorcery |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |