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 |
|---|---|
| championship | designation as champion |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| fundamental | serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic |
| conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |
| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| ramp | a sloping way or plane: such as |