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 |
|---|---|
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| sublimate | sublime |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| precipitate | to throw violently : hurl |
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| low | having a small upward extension or elevation |
| fuddle | booze |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
| bullion | gold or silver considered as so much metal |