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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WordMeaning
genusa class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic
deadlocka state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill
disportsport
sagaciousof keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning
causticcapable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive
secularof or relating to the worldly or temporal
labilereadily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable
disavowalto deny responsibility for : repudiate
shoddya reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo
sophistrysubtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation