GRE Word List
CONTAGION
a contagious disease
The meaning of the word contagion is a contagious disease.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| saunter | to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll |
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
| eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| commiserate | to feel or express sympathy : condole |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| orientation | the act or process of orienting or of being oriented |
| pummel | pound |