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 |
|---|---|
| existential | of, relating to, or affirming existence |
| comprise | to be made up of |
| postulate | demand |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| pulsate | to throb or move rhythmically : vibrate |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| harrowing | acutely distressing or painful |
| protean | of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms |