GRE Word List
CONTAGION
a contagious disease
The meaning of the word contagion is a contagious disease.
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| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| bullion | gold or silver considered as so much metal |
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| rankle | to cause anger, irritation, or deep bitterness |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
| polemical | of, relating to, or being a polemic : controversial |
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| academic | of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning |
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| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |