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 |
|---|---|
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |
| intimate | marked by a warm friendship developing through long association |
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
| veracity | conformity with truth or fact : accuracy |
| authenticate | to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine |
| depreciate | to lower in honor or esteem |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
| geniality | marked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness |