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 |
|---|---|
| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |
| blurt | to utter abruptly and impulsively |
| crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| brawn | the flesh of a boar |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
| prurient | marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire |