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 |
|---|---|
| maverick | an unbranded range animal |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| resumption | an act or instance of resuming : recommencement |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| incisive | impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation) |
| swill | wash |
| delve | excavate |