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 |
|---|---|
| fell | skin |
| antecede | precede |
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
| hive | a container for housing honeybees |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |