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 |
|---|---|
| tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |
| eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| haphazard | marked by lack of plan, order, or direction |
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| vogue | popular acceptation or favor : popularity |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |
| incontinent | not continent: such as |
| inerrancy | exemption from error : infallibility |