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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|---|---|
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |
| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |