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 |
|---|---|
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| disgorge | to discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| swill | wash |
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |
| tessellated | having a checkered appearance |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| maneuver | a military or naval movement |