GRE Word List

CONTAGION

a contagious disease

The meaning of the word contagion is a contagious disease.

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WordMeaning
reconditedifficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep
execrateto declare to be evil or detestable : denounce
inerrancyexemption from error : infallibility
perennialpresent at all seasons of the year
glareto shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light
squelchto fall or stamp on so as to crush
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
tinta usually slight or pale coloration : hue
partitionthe action of parting : the state of being parted : division
tenacitythe quality or state of being tenacious