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 |
|---|---|
| fluted | having or marked by grooves |
| arable | fit for or used for the growing of crops |
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| bestial | of or relating to beasts |
| peer | one that is of equal standing with another : equal |