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 |
|---|---|
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| maritime | of, relating to, or bordering on the sea |
| scintillate | to emit sparks : spark |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
| quiver | a case for carrying or holding arrows |
| magniloquent | speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |