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 |
|---|---|
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |
| misogynist | a person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| indissoluble | not dissoluble |
| reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |
| vicar | an ecclesiastical agent: such as |
| unequivocal | leaving no doubt : clear |