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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WordMeaning
championshipdesignation as champion
tritehackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original
correlateeither of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife)
sphinx-likeenigmatic; mysterious
fundamentalserving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic
conduita natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed
disengageto release from something that engages or involves
disjunctiona sharp cleavage : disunion
motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)
rampa sloping way or plane: such as