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 |
|---|---|
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| fusion | the act or process of liquefying or rendering plastic by heat |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
| fulsome | characterized by abundance : copious |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| suppliant | supplicant |
| plaudit | an act or round of applause |
| pander | to act as a pander |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |