alleryChoose the word **closest in meaning** to *contrived*. "That it was too full of the milk of human kindness, to do a **contrived** murder."
Aplanned in advance
Bspontaneous
Caccidental
Dinnocent
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. planned in advance
*Contrived* — deliberately planned
the result of design rather than chance. A *contrived* murder is one *plotted*, not accidental.
- **A** and **C** mean *unplanned* (antonyms).
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