GRE Word List
CONTAGION
a contagious disease
The meaning of the word contagion is a contagious disease.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| feral | of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| longevity | a long duration of individual life |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| decipher | decode |
| trigger | a piece (such as a lever) connected with a catch or detent as a means of releasing it |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| bucolic | of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral |