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 |
|---|---|
| incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |
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| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |
| camp | a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
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