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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subsistencereal being : existence
nettleany of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs
codaa concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure
tethera line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement
chortleto sing or chant exultantly
sheafa quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together
flinchto withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
abstainto choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice
bleakexposed and barren and often windswept