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 |
|---|---|
| flip | to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| savant | a person of learning |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| humble | not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive |
| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |