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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corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
pan | a usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking) |
verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |
tramp | to walk, tread, or step especially heavily |
ultimate | last in a progression or series : final |
rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |