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 |
|---|---|
| deviate | to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic |
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |
| unfledged | not feathered : not ready for flight |
| cipher | zero |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| interloper | one that interlopes: such as |