GRE Word List
CONTRABAND
illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling
The meaning of the word contraband is illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling.
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| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| collation | a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| nib | bill |
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| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| pending | during |
| spare | not being used |