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 |
|---|---|
| finish | to come to an end : terminate |
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| disarray | a lack of order or sequence : confusion |
| brackish | somewhat salty |
| gibberish | unintelligible or meaningless language: |
| stratified | formed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |
| bawdy | boisterously or humorously indecent |
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