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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composta mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land
susceptiblecapable of submitting to an action, process, or operation
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clapperone that claps: such as
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compliancethe act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion