GRE Word List
CONTAGION
a contagious disease
The meaning of the word contagion is a contagious disease.
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symmetry | balanced proportions |
ventilate | to expose to air and especially to a current of fresh air for purifying, curing, or refreshing |
disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
amorous | strongly moved by love and especially sexual love |
elaborate | planned or carried out with great care |
mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
sheer | unqualified |
arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |