GRE Word List

CONTAGION

a contagious disease

The meaning of the word contagion is a contagious disease.

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divestto deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title
concedeto acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly
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braggadocioempty boasting
asteroidany of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
arboretuma place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes
pronehaving a tendency or inclination : being likely
arcaneknown or knowable only to a few people : secret
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