GRE Word List

CONTAGION

a contagious disease

The meaning of the word contagion is a contagious disease.

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selectiveof, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select
disbarto expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges
panga brief piercing spasm of pain
valedictionan act of bidding farewell
disfigureto impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries
tacitexpressed or carried on without words or speech
stockadea line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense
scoretwenty
vulgarlacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse
penancean act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification