GRE Word List
CONTRAVENE
to go or act contrary to : violate
The meaning of the word contravene is to go or act contrary to : violate.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| musky | having an odor of or resembling musk |
| ignominy | deep personal humiliation and disgrace |
| apex | the uppermost point : vertex |
| lank | not well filled out : slender |
| meticulous | marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details |
| cathartic | of, relating to, or producing catharsis |