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.

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WordMeaning
macabrehaving death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death
asepticpreventing infection
reproachan expression of rebuke or disapproval
vehementmarked by forceful energy : powerful
artlesslacking art, knowledge, or skill : uncultured
sadisticof, relating to, or characterized by sadism
liaisona binding or thickening agent used in cooking
refuteto prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous
sluicean artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow
deciduousfalling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle