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 |
|---|---|
| cremate | to subject to cremation |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| discriminate | to mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of |
| nauseous | causing nausea or disgust : nauseating |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
| iniquitous | characterized by iniquity |
| thesis | a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
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