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
olfactoryof or relating to the sense of smell
hypochondriachypochondriacal
authenticateto prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine
consonantbeing in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord
lacklusterlacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull
muteunable to speak : lacking the power of speech
winceto shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch
distraughtagitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
bemoanto express deep grief or distress over