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 |
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apparition | an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon |
laceration | the act of lacerating |
expertise | the skill of an expert |
contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
fusion | the act or process of liquefying or rendering plastic by heat |
dissemble | to hide under a false appearance |
knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
viscous | having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid |
prerogative | an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as |