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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|---|---|
| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| ruddy | having a healthy reddish color |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
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