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 |
|---|---|
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| pluck | to pull or pick off or out |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| guise | a form or style of dress : costume |
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| victuals | food usable by people |
| portend | to give an omen or anticipatory sign of |
| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |