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 |
|---|---|
| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| acute | characterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset |
| manumit | to release from slavery |
| cremate | to subject to cremation |
| resign | relegate |
| satellite | a celestial body orbiting another of larger size |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |