GRE Word List
CONTAGION
a contagious disease
The meaning of the word contagion is a contagious disease.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |
| sobriety | the quality or state of being sober |
| veracious | truthful |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| stumble | to fall into sin or waywardness |
| collaborate | to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |