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 |
|---|---|
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| lectern | a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| tremor | a trembling or shaking usually from physical weakness, emotional stress, or disease |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt : tangible |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| pathological | of or relating to pathology |
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |