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 |
|---|---|
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |
| deranged | mentally unsound : crazy |
| barterer | to trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| inhibit | to prohibit from doing something |
| stigma | a mark of shame or discredit : stain |
| linguistic | of or relating to language or linguistics |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |