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 |
|---|---|
| indicative | serving to indicate |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
| iota | an infinitesimal amount : jot |
| paradigm | example |
| conflagration | fire |
| unfetter | to free from fetters |
| haunt | to visit often : frequent |