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 |
|---|---|
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| magistrate | an official entrusted with administration of the laws: such as |
| verbatim | in the exact words : word for word |
| sentimental | marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| absolute | free from imperfection : perfect |
| collected | gathered together |