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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| apocalyptic | of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| pundit | pandit |
| delve | excavate |
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |