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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meteto give out by measure : dole out
dappledmarked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background
outwitto get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart
frescothe art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments
cravenlacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted
kudospraise given for achievement
reminiscenceapprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence
propensityan often intense natural inclination or preference
inveterateconfirmed in a habit : habitual
gargoylea spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building