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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| missile | capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object |
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| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| platonic | of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism |
| miscreant | unbelieving |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| solemnity | formal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event |