GRE Word List
CONTAGION
a contagious disease
The meaning of the word contagion is a contagious disease.
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| clapper | one that claps: such as |
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| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
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| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |
| repulsion | the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |