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 |
|---|---|
| nib | bill |
| purse | a small bag for money |
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| ward | the action or process of guarding |
| musky | having an odor of or resembling musk |
| guile | deceitful cunning : duplicity |
| reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |