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 |
|---|---|
| abrasive | causing damage, wear, or removal of surface material by grinding or rubbing : tending to abrade |
| facade | the front of a building |
| countenance | look |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| ingenuous | showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |