GRE Word List

CONTAGION

a contagious disease

The meaning of the word contagion is a contagious disease.

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WordMeaning
inundateoverwhelm
stealtha cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection
reprobatean unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel
projectilea body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia
subsumeto include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element
visceralfelt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep
burnishto make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing
approbationcommendation
nebulousof, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular
unscathedwholly unharmed : not injured