GRE Word List
CONTAGION
a contagious disease
The meaning of the word contagion is a contagious disease.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |
| polarize | to cause to vibrate in a definite pattern |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| weird | of strange or extraordinary character : odd |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| ambience | a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| stink | to emit a strong offensive odor |
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |
| prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |