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 |
|---|---|
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |
| laud | praise |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| grandeur | the quality or state of being grand : magnificence |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |