GRE Word List
CONTAGION
a contagious disease
The meaning of the word contagion is a contagious disease.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| complementary | serving to fill out or complete |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| perimeter | the boundary of a closed plane figure |
| evanescent | tending to vanish like vapor |
| adept | thoroughly proficient : expert |
| droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |