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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WordMeaning
precipitateto throw violently : hurl
spendthrifta person who spends improvidently or wastefully
hoverto position (a computer cursor) over something (such as an image or icon) without selecting it
decorousmarked by propriety and good taste : correct
dichotomya division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities
swarma great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere
stumbleto fall into sin or waywardness
diurnalactive chiefly in the daytime
disconsolatecheerless
incidentalbeing likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence