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 |
|---|---|
| averse | having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| appellation | an identifying name or title : designation |
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| erotic | of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |