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 |
|---|---|
| callous | being hardened and thickened |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
| puerile | juvenile |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| replenish | to fill or build up again |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| diva | prima donna |
| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |