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 |
|---|---|
| swipe | a strong sweeping blow |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| ambidextrous | using both hands with equal ease or dexterity |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |