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 |
|---|---|
| concurrent | operating or occurring at the same time |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| collate | to compare critically |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| colossus | a statue of gigantic size and proportions |
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |