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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| revelry | noisy partying or merrymaking |
| padre | a Christian clergyman |
| mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| elusive | tending to elude: such as |
| courier | messenger |
| lavish | expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal |
| exhilarating | causing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling |