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 |
|---|---|
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| piety | the quality or state of being pious: such as |
| precise | exactly or sharply defined or stated |
| alleviate | relieve |
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |
| flaunt | to display or obtrude oneself to public notice |
| resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |
| trenchant | keen |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |