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

WordMeaning
ratifyto approve and sanction formally : confirm
pugnacityhaving a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent
apocryphalof doubtful authenticity : spurious
protrudeto jut out from the surrounding surface or context
distinctdistinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete
laggardlagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind
criteriaa standard on which a judgment or decision may be based
secreteto form and give off (a secretion)
hackneyedlacking in freshness or originality
killjoyone who spoils the pleasure of others