GRE Word List
CONTAGION
a contagious disease
The meaning of the word contagion is a contagious disease.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| steep | lofty |
| frenetic | marked by fast and energetic, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity : frenzied |
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| adjutant | a staff officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who assists the commanding officer and is responsible especially for correspondence |
| din | a loud continued noise |
| prolixity | unduly prolonged or drawn out : too long |