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 |
|---|---|
| implication | something implied: such as |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| outrage | an act of violence or brutality |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| atheistic | a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism |
| fulcrum | prop |
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |
| founder | one that founds or establishes |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |