GRE Word List
CONTAGION
a contagious disease
The meaning of the word contagion is a contagious disease.
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| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| fluted | having or marked by grooves |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| apotheosis | the perfect form or example of something : quintessence |
| oatmeal | meal made from oats |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| chary | discreetly cautious: such as |