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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nonplusa state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary
inchoatebeing only partly in existence or operation : incipient
pellucidadmitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion
lamentto mourn aloud : wail
onomatopoeiathe naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss)
amassto collect for oneself : accumulate
incontrovertiblenot open to question : indisputable
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pillagethe act of looting or plundering especially in war
encircleto form a circle around : surround