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.
Random words
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| primp | to dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner |
| indecisive | marked by or prone to indecision : irresolute |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| inevitable | incapable of being avoided or evaded |
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| frolic | full of fun : merry |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| atheistic | a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism |
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
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