GRE Word List
CONTAGION
a contagious disease
The meaning of the word contagion is a contagious disease.
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| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| apprehend | arrest |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| anathema | someone or something intensely disliked or loathed |
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |
| penology | a branch of criminology dealing with prison management and the treatment of offenders |
| coax | to influence or gently urge by caressing or flattering : wheedle |
| guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| archipelago | an expanse of water with many scattered islands |