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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digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
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reminiscenceapprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence
arboretuma place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes
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pallto lose strength or effectiveness
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extemporaneouscomposed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu
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unscathedwholly unharmed : not injured