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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| tumid | marked by swelling : swollen |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| pristine | belonging to the earliest period or state : original |
| infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |
| compute | to determine especially by mathematical means |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| allude | to make indirect reference |
| inquisitive | given to examination or investigation |