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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| untoward | difficult to guide, manage, or work with : unruly |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| subjective | of, relating to, or constituting a subject: such as |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| penetrate | to pass into or through |
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |
| rabid | extremely violent : furious |