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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| ancillary | subordinate |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| dominant | commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others |
| unfeigned | not feigned or hypocritical : genuine |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |