GRE Word List
CONTAGION
a contagious disease
The meaning of the word contagion is a contagious disease.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| indite | make up |
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
| altruistic | relating to or given to altruism: |
| gingerly | very cautious or careful |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| pariah | a member of a low caste of southern India |
| enigma | something hard to understand or explain |
| thermal | of, relating to, or caused by heat |