GRE Word List

CONTAGION

a contagious disease

The meaning of the word contagion is a contagious disease.

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prehensileadapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around
tiradea protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language
nonsensewords or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas
integralessential to completeness : constituent
reserveto hold in reserve : keep back
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healthfulbeneficial to health of body or mind
toppleto fall from or as if from being top-heavy
defameto harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel