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 |
|---|---|
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |
| lumber | to move ponderously |
| niggle | trifle |
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| seasonable | suitable to the season or circumstances : timely |
| fetter | a chain or shackle for the feet |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |