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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artfulperformed with or showing art or skill
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prosodythe study of versification
raimentclothing
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translucentpermitting the passage of light:
integralessential to completeness : constituent
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phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law