GRE Word List
CONTAGION
a contagious disease
The meaning of the word contagion is a contagious disease.
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| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| craft | skill in planning, making, or executing : dexterity |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| crinkle | to form many short bends or ripples |
| bullion | gold or silver considered as so much metal |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| implicate | to bring into intimate or incriminating connection |