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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WordMeaning
stumpthe basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed
incurto become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself
evoketo call forth or up: such as
supplantto supersede (another) especially by force or treachery
xenophobiafear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
defunctno longer living, existing, or functioning
orientto direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group
repudiateto refuse to accept
puerilejuvenile
preemptto acquire (something, such as land) by preemption