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 |
|---|---|
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
| oculist | ophthalmologist |