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

WordMeaning
wrangleto dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker
nourishmentfood
bulgeto jut out : swell
sobernot intoxicated
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)
skirmisha minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements
disenfranchiseto deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity
servileof or befitting a menial position
pliablesupple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking
inebriateone who is drunk