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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|---|---|
| requisite | needed for a particular purpose : essential |
| bulk | magnitude |
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| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| archipelago | an expanse of water with many scattered islands |
| rummage | to make a thorough search or investigation |
| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |
| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |
| exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |