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
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| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| swathe | a band used in swathing |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| demise | death |
| wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| rankle | to cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness |