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 |
|---|---|
| rout | a state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat |
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| delve | excavate |
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| scintillate | to emit sparks : spark |
| occlude | to close up or block off : obstruct |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| bucolic | of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral |