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 |
|---|---|
| biennial | occurring every two years |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| entity | being |
| gnarl | snarl |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| overweening | arrogant |
| unison | identity in musical pitch |