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 |
|---|---|
| brackish | somewhat salty |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
| meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| alcove | a small recessed section of a room : nook |
| mimicry | an instance of mimicking |
| atheistic | a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |