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 |
|---|---|
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| intolerant | unable or unwilling to endure |
| bauble | trinket |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| demure | reserved |
| pinion | the terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges |
| nebulous | of, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular |
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |