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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withdrawnremoved from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated
zealota zealous person
fulcrumprop
tenurethe act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office)
pragmatista practical approach to problems and affairs
potiona mixture of liquids (such as liquor or medicine)
immolateto kill or destroy especially by fire
captiousmarked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections
eclipticof or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse
inuredto accustom to accept something undesirable